Sun Moon Lake covers a vast area, with lakes and mountains everywhere.
The scenic spots around Sun Moon Lake listed by the National Scenic Area Management Office are as follows:
Jiulongkou: There are many dragon-related place names in Sun Moon Lake, such as Lunlongling, Qinglong Mountain and Erlong Mountain. The place where the provincial highway platform line 21 enters Sun Moon Lake is called Jiulongkou.
Wenwu Temple: Founded in 1932, Wenwu Temple is located on the mountainside to the north of Sun Moon Lake. It is named after Guan Di and Confucius and Yue Fei. The temples are dominated by golden yellow and stand tall. However, the situation is steep, and if you can park the foothills and cliffs by boat, you can reach the 365 steps along the stone steps. In front of the temple, there is a stone carving with dragons and pearls. Climb the hillside of the back hall of Wenwu Temple and overlook the Sun Moon Lake.
Peacock Garden: A miniature zoo dedicated to raising peacocks, which was established in October of 1968. There are about 211 peacocks in the park, mainly blue peacocks, white peacocks and green peacocks, as well as other rare birds, such as golden rooster, silver pheasant, blue finch and silver pheasant, which are native to the mainland. In fact, there is a butterfly specimen museum in Peacock Garden in Sun Moon Lake, which displays all kinds of butterfly specimens, with text explanations, so that tourists can understand the butterfly ecology.
Youth Activity Center: Sun Moon Lake Youth Activity Center is a leisure resort near Sun Moon Lake. It is equipped with forest cabins and general rooms, which can accommodate about 321 people. In addition, there is a vast Chinese fir forest area, which can provide social groups as field exploration and training venues.
Idashao (Dehua Society): Idashao was formerly known as Dehua Society and Huafan Society, and the Shao nationality was formerly known as Baraw-baw. The Shao nationality mainly lives here, and it is the most populous village near Sun Moon Lake. At that time, Chiang Kai-shek loved to come here by boat to watch the Shao people's mountain songs and dances, which made it an important aboriginal cultural park in Sun Moon Lake. Now Dehua Society is home to Shao, Atayal and Han nationalities, and there are art shops, restaurants and hotels in the village. Every year around the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month, the Shao people here will hold a grand festival.
Xuanzang Temple: Xuanzang Temple was built in 1965 for the spiritual relic of Xuanzang, a master who was welcomed back from Japan. Xuanzang Temple is the place where spiritual bones are worshipped at present. Quiet and elegant, it is one of the best places to overlook Sun Moon Lake and Lalu Island.
Cienta: Jiang Zhongzheng built it in memory of his mother, Mrs. Wang Tai. Built on a mountain at an altitude of 954 meters, the top of the tower is exactly 1111 meters above sea level. You can enjoy the panoramic view of Sun Moon Lake. Ci 'enta was partially damaged by the Nantou earthquake on October 5, 2119. The main building was closed and repaired on October 9, 2119, and reopened after renovation on August 26, 2111.
Xuanguang Temple: Xuanguang Temple was built in 1955, which was a temporary place for the spiritual relics of Master Xuanzang who was welcomed back from Japan. Later, it was transferred to Xuanzang Temple in 1965. Xuanguang Temple is very close to the pool and has beautiful scenery.
Xiangshan Administration and Visitor Center: Xiangshan Administration and Visitor Center is located near Shuishe Tunnel on Line 21 of Provincial Highway Platform, and the building itself is quite distinctive. The front building is the office, and the back building is the visitor center. The exhibition hall of the visitor center includes "You You Shui Sha Lian-Industry Pavilion", "Risheng Yueheng-Art Gallery", "Tanqing Riyue-Natural Humanities Pavilion" and "Multimedia Audio and Video Playroom".
Tourist Center of Shuishe: Shuishe is the transportation transfer center of Sun Moon Lake, and also the concentration place of hotels and shops. Shuishe Wharf has a good view, and there are often activities and performances held here. The tourist center of Shuishe has four floors above ground and one underground. The first floor is furnished with the Ancestors Cultural Square, the second floor is the tourist center, and the third and fourth floors are the food and beverage department.
Meihuayuan: Located at the entrance of Hanbi Trail, Meihuayuan was the sentry fortress of the accompanying military police when Chiang Kai-shek was stationed in Sun Moon Lake. After the 921 earthquake, it was planned to become a landscape observatory. Since 2111, it has been open to the private catering industry to operate light meals and bars.
Lalu Island: Lalu Island is located in the Sun Moon Lake, bounded by Lalu Island, which is divided into Sun Lake and Moon Lake. After the National Government came to Taiwan, it was renamed Guanghua Island, and it was renamed Lalu Island after the 921 earthquake, which is the ancestral soul resting place in the legend of Shao nationality, the aborigine of Taiwan Province. Due to the September 21 earthquake, many buildings on the island were damaged and the whole island was partially submerged. The restoration project began in 2117.
Church of Jesus: The Church of Jesus is a white Roman column building style, solemn and elegant, and it is the exclusive church for Chiang Kai-shek and his wife to worship in Sun Moon Lake. With the end of the authoritarian era, the mystery has been lifted and opened to the general public.
Maogaishan Tea Improvement Farm: Maogaishan is located in the north of Sun Moon Lake, with an altitude of 1,121 meters, which is an ideal place to overlook the panoramic view of Sun Moon Lake. Tea trees are planted in mountainous areas, and halfway up the mountain is the office of the fish pond branch of the tea improvement field. There is a three-story wooden building in the tea reform field, which is an old factory left over from the Japanese occupation. It is elegant and simple, and it is a historical building designated by the county government. There is a new tea culture exhibition hall next to it, which displays all kinds of information about tea.
Maolie Mountain Trail: Maolie Mountain Nature Trail is located in the middle of Mingtan Middle School in kankwan/tsui-sia, and it is a 4.7-kilometer-long trail. Maorang is located in the Maorang Basin (fukaz) in the upper reaches of Dalinxi, with an altitude of about 671-711 meters. The trail can lead to the tea garden of the fish pond branch of the tea industry improvement farm, and the Taiwanfir forest full of mountains can climb to the top of the mountain to have a bird's eye view of Sun Moon Lake, surround the mountains of the water society and gather the mountains, etc., especially to watch the sunrise of Sun Moon Lake.
Neihushan Trail: Neihushan Trail is located beside the 21-line highway in Jiutai, Zhongming Village, with a length of about 561 meters. There are bluestone ladders and wooden stacks on the trail, overlooking Sun Moon Lake at the observation deck. Rich in ecology, fireflies in late spring and early summer are the most distinctive.
Enlightenment Mystery Academy (Kongming Temple): Originally named Enlightenment Mystery Academy, it was built in 1911. It is a Chinese-style temple building, covering an area of more than 411 ping, sitting on the back of Mingtan Songling. The front of the temple is vast, with verdant trees and beautiful fields beside it. It has "Wolong Terrace", "Kongming Pavilion" and the tallest statue of Zhu Gekongming in Taiwan (more than 31 feet high).
Other scenic spots around the lake: Sun Moon Pavilion (golden boat, observation deck): Sun Moon Pavilion is located at the highest point of Hanbi Peninsula in Sun Moon Lake. It is a reconstruction of the original Jiang Zhongzheng Pavilion of the old Hanbi Building. The original land was owned by the Nantou county government. The old building was destroyed in the 921 earthquake. In order to effectively use the idle land, the Nantou county government planned it as a hotel BOT case. In 2117, it was invited for public bidding. In the end, Tonghemai won the bid to build a six-star high-class hotel "Sun Moon Pavilion", which faces a corner of Sun Moon Lake. It has a mast shape similar to Dubai Sailing Hotel, with an arc length of 61 meters, a vertical column length of 12 meters and a total length of 73 meters. The appearance is also affixed with 999 gold, which has become a new landmark of Sun Moon Lake. In particular, this golden mast has set a Guinness World Record and become the focus of international attention. On the top floor of the Sun Moon Pavilion, there is a high-altitude transparent walkway observation platform comparable to the Grand Canyon of the United States, and the transparent aerial walkway with a height of 61 meters is the only 271-degree view of the Sun Moon Lake.
Sun Moon Lake Cable Car: Sun Moon Lake Cable Car (Sun Moon Lake Youth Activity Center-Jiuzu Culture Village) was opened on February 28th, 2119, and you can have a panoramic view of Mingtan from a height. At present, the second cable car system is planned-the cable car system of Sun Moon Lake (Xiangshan Administration and Visitor Center-Shuili Checheng)
Sun Moon Spring: You can watch the spectacular scenery of Sun Moon Spring nearby from Dazhu Lake Trail, which is the main source of water injected into Sun Moon Lake. Take Wandaxi stream, intercept it from Wujie Dam and flow to Sun Moon Lake from the water tunnel, because the terrain of Wujie area is higher than that of Sun Moon Lake.
Hanbi Building: Hanbi Building was built by Japanese Yi Tengshi in 1916 (the fifth year of Taisho) during the Japanese occupation, and was originally the residence of Yi Tengshi. [12] During the Japanese occupation, Hanbilou was one of the key places for officials and dignitaries from all walks of life to visit Sun Moon Lake for recreation. Later, due to the construction of the Sun Moon Lake Water Conservancy Project, the Taichung State Hall rebuilt it as a guest house. It is said that it was once used as a guest house for Prince Hirohito in the East Palace when he visited Taiwan, [2] but he did not come in the end. [13] It was also the pavilion of former President Jiang Zhongzheng. It was privately operated in 1998, and the old museum was almost completely razed after the 921 earthquake in 1999. After the reconstruction, it was transformed into a tourist hotel by Jianshang Township Forest Construction Group in the central region. He was punished for polluting Sun Moon Lake with waste water.
Longfeng Gong (Temple for the Elderly under the Moon): Visitors who visited Sun Moon Lake in their early years left a deep impression, namely Guanghua Island, an island in the pool. However, after the 921 earthquake, this island was severely damaged and disappeared. In order to ensure the reappearance of Guanghua Island with historical background, the relevant units moved its statue of the elderly under the moon to Zhongshan Road in Sun Moon Lake, which is the "Longfeng Gong" in the center of people's belief in this area.
Chaowu Wharf: Chaowu Wharf is one of the three docks in Sun Moon Lake, and its hinterland is the widest. Therefore, the annual crossing of Sun Moon Lake starts from here. This is also because Chaowu Wharf has a large parking lot and a long launching ladder, which attracts many swimmers to swim here in the morning, even when you are not swimming in Sun Moon Lake. Therefore, if you come here earlier in the morning, you may be able to follow the swimmers who come here.
Shuishe Trail: Shuishe Nature Trail is a forest trail winding in Hanbi Peninsula, with a total length of about 1? Five kilometers, the steps are made of ancient red bricks. Strolling among them in the morning, common birds such as five-color birds, mountain red heads and embroidered thrush are active in the forest. When you go to Tanpan Wharf, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of Cienta, Lalu Island and mountains and green waters.
Shuisheba Dam Park: Shuisheba is the patron saint of Sun Moon Lake. Without Shuisheba to defend the only exit of the Sun Moon Lake Basin, Sun Moon Lake has long been a dry lake bottom. The green grass on the weir is a holy place for people to take photos nearby. Quiet switch in the morning and evening, night is a good place to watch stars. According to local people, the most beautiful moment of Shuisheba Weir Park is in the afternoon when it rained, and the rain and fog disappeared with the appearance of the sun. Everything that was originally hazy became clean and clear, and there was still a little wetness in the air
Dazhu Lake Trail: Dazhu Lake Trail is located in the coastal waters of Sun Moon Lake in the southeast of Sun Moon Lake, between Jusongbailun and Buji Mountain. The total length of the trail is about 81 meters. In the 23rd year of the Republic of China (Showa 9th year), an underground waterway with a length of 1.5 km was built for the water storage and power generation project of Sun Moon Lake, and the turbid water stream was drawn from Wujie sand dam to become the water source of Sun Moon Lake. Due to years of muddy water and grass, it has created a habitat for water birds such as cranes and geese and ducks, and it is also a beautiful scenic spot to watch the spring and the sunset.
Tutingzi Trail: It is located 9.5km away from the road around the lake on Tai 21A line, at the junction of Solanum and Shabalan Mountain in the south of Idashao. The length of the trail is about 611m, and the height difference is about 81m. Along the way, the terrain is undulating and curved, and there is a prospect building overlooking the landscape at the end of the landing.
Songbailun Trail: It is located at 1.95km of the highway around the lake on line 21A of Taiwan, between the Wenwu Temple and Peacock Garden in Didang.
Shuifrog Head Trail: It is located at 4.9 kilometers around the lake road on the 21-A line of Taiwan, between Dadang Dazhu Lake Trail and Yidashao. The trail is paved with logs and wood plywood, with a total length of more than 511 meters and a height drop of about 61 meters. It is a pleasant and healthy trail with gentle slope and uneven green bamboo trees along the way, and is covered with all kinds of wild flowers and plants. Ferns are the most impressive place in Sun Moon Lake.
Bike lanes around Sun Moon Lake: It is listed among the top 11 most beautiful bike lanes in the world in 2112, including "Lakeside Rail Horse Racing" (31km Sun Moon Lake Highway), Moon Lake Bike Lane, Toushe Bike Lane, Shuishe Xiangshan Bike Lane, etc.