Through more than 1700 years of administrative, cultural and social changes, Nantou has never stopped evolving in surging waves of time. With accelerated urbanization, its nine-street structure is still visible, but buildings have grown in thick layers, gradually shaping a rare specimen of urban diversity and density. Since 2019, Nantou has welcomed the biggest change since the 1990s fast-building of urban villages: while preserving its texture, scale and historical spaces, the language of contemporary aesthetic, economy and lifestyle is being written into the alleyways.