The future prosperity of Caotun Township can be expected to be oriented to a modern thriving city of diversified development upon the completion of construction for Hanpao Line in Caotun of East-West Expressway, The Second National Freeway, Taichung-Nantou Expressway, Chung Heng Expressway and MRT as well as with the software and hardware construction under the township administration project supported by subsidized fund from central government and Nantou County Government, along with the locals coordination and support from People’s Representative Council.  Projects planned for the future development of Caotun Township include:

1. Agricultural transformation: To enhance the competitiveness of the local agricultural products in response to Taiwan’s accession to WTO, institute agricultural product processing zone to instruct the operation transformation of agriculture, working to lead to a multiple and characteristic agricultural development.

2.  With the completion of construction of Taichung-Nantou Highway and The Second National Freeway open to vehicular traffic, get Caotun Township planned into transshipment center of warehousing and shipment distribution center.

3. Develop tourism and craft-based town construction project to prosper traditional craft industry as well as establish one craft industrial zone under the guidance of National Taiwan Craft Research Institute.

4. Propose to Council for Cultural Affairs, Executive Yuan, to appropriate land for a construction of natural ecology park in Shuang Tung and Ping Lin under BOT, so as to enhance nationals’ better understanding of natural resources preservation and the significance of harmonious symbiosis between human being and nature for a further learning to cherish animal and plants, creating everlasting and beautiful natural environment and drive the development tourism.

5. Construct one 10 hectare of land resources site in Ping Lin for deposit of wastes from construction, aiming to enhance the reuse of resources.

6. Widen and improve Fu Lin Road, No. 47 road, to strive for an opportunity of having the road integrated into the traffic line in the living circle of Great Taichung Metropolis, for the sake of benefiting to transportation of industrial and agricultural products, increasing people’s income, relieving the traffic cram in downtown area, promoting the thriving development of tourism and economic development, and keeping traffic safety.

7. As the ossuarium in Chialao Mountain Park Public Cemetery has been saturated gradually, it plans to construct the second ossuarium in the second area of this cemetery; furthermore, there will build the family public cemetery in the ninth area to help save land utilization as well as offer the public a convenient site to perform rites in honor of the dead.