It is located at Mount Hutou (t 虎頭山, s 虎头山, Hutoushan, "Tiger Head Mountain") in the township of Puli in Nantou County, Taiwan.

The first Geographic Center of Taiwan monument was constructed at the base of Mount Hutou in the 1970s.

The peak monument was built on the former site of the Yoshitaka Shrine erected by the Japanese during their occupation of Taiwan.

The base monument features an inscription by former President Chiang Ching-kuo, written as Shan Qing Shui Xiu.

[1] There are concentric steel rings on top of the monument pole, forming the basis of Puli Township logo.