🏞️ Dapu Township

Dapu Township is the most remote and least populated township in Chiayi County, tucked deep into the southern reaches of the Central Mountain Range along the border with Tainan City. Its defining geographical feature is the Zengwen Reservoir (曾文水庫) — Taiwan's largest reservoir by capacity, built between 1967 and 1973, which inundated the original Dapu township center and displaced entire villages. The reservoir now provides drinking water for over 1.5 million people across Tainan and southern Chiayi County.

The township's remaining land is predominantly subtropical and tropical forest, including sections of Yushan National Park and protected wildlife corridors. The area is home to rare and endangered species including the Formosan black bear, sambar deer, Taiwan blue magpie, and mikado pheasant — Taiwan's national bird. Dapu has the darkest night skies in Chiayi County, making it an increasingly popular stargazing destination.

大埔鄉是嘉義縣最偏遠、人口最稀少的鄉鎮，深藏於中央山脈南段、鄰近台南市邊界。最具代表性的地理特色是曾文水庫——台灣容量最大的水庫，建於 1967 至 1973 年間，淹沒了大埔原有的鄉村中心，迫使多個村落遷移。水庫現供應逾 150 萬名台南及嘉義南部居民的飲用水。

鄉內其餘土地以亞熱帶及熱帶森林為主，包含玉山國家公園及受保護野生動物廊道的一部分。此地棲息著台灣黑熊、水鹿、台灣藍鵲與帝雉（台灣國鳥）等稀有瀕危物種。大埔的夜空是嘉義縣最黑暗的，因此成為越來越受歡迎的觀星目的地。