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{{Short description|Lake in Yuchi, Nantou County, Taiwan}}
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[[File:Swimming Carnival of Sun Moon Lake 9.jpg|thumb|left|The 2024 Swimming Carnival of Sun Moon Lake]]

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'''Sun Moon Lake''' ({{lang-zh|t={{linktext|日月潭}}|p=Rìyuè tán|poj={{linktext|Ji̍t-goa̍t-thâm}}}}; [[Thao language|Thao]]: ''Zintun'') is a [[lake]] in [[Yuchi, Nantou|Yuchi Township]], [[Nantou County]], [[Taiwan]]. It is the largest body of water in Taiwan. The area around the lake is home to the [[Thao people]], one of Taiwan's [[indigenous peoples|indigenous]] ethnic groups.<ref name="chinapost">{{cite news|url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/travel/taiwan-central/nantou/2007/12/27/136626/p2/Sun-Moon.htm|title=Sun Moon Lake has it all for tourists|publisher=The China Post|date=2007-12-27|access-date=2010-07-27|archive-date=2021-01-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122042628/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/travel/taiwan-central/nantou/2007/12/27/136626/p2/Sun-Moon.htm}}</ref> Sun Moon Lake surrounds a tiny island called [[Lalu Island|Lalu]].<ref name="lalu">{{cite web|url=http://www.sunmoonlake.gov.tw/en/03000626.aspx|title=Lalu Island|publisher=Sun Moon Lake National Scenic Area Administration|access-date=2010-07-27|archive-date=2012-07-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728102524/http://www.sunmoonlake.gov.tw/EN/03000626.aspx}}</ref> The east side of the lake resembles a sun while the west side resembles a moon, hence the name.<ref name="jioulongkou">{{cite web|url=http://www.sunmoonlake.gov.tw/English/SceneryView.aspx?KeyID=29a559c7-7945-4d20-bdfd-4925ee71f484|title=Jioulongkou|publisher=Sun Moon Lake National Scenic Area Administration|access-date=9 September 2015|archive-date=21 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121021946/http://www.sunmoonlake.gov.tw/English/SceneryView.aspx?KeyID=29a559c7-7945-4d20-bdfd-4925ee71f484}}</ref>

Sun Moon Lake is located {{convert|748|m|ft|abbr=on}} above [[sea level]]. It is {{convert|27|m|ft|abbr=on}} deep and has a [[surface area]] of approximately {{convert|7.93|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}. The area surrounding the lake has many trails for hiking.<ref name="chinapost" />

While swimming in Sun Moon Lake is usually not permitted, there is an annual 3-km race called the ''Swimming Carnival of Sun Moon Lake'' held around the [[Mid-Autumn Festival]] each year.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1061933&lang=eng_news&cate_img=logo_taiwan&cate_rss=TAIWAN_eng|title=Cross-Sun Moon Lake swim draws record number of participants|publisher=Central News Agency|date=2009-09-20|access-date=2010-07-27|archive-date=2016-08-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810020811/http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1061933&lang=eng_news&cate_img=logo_taiwan&cate_rss=TAIWAN_eng}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2007/09/12/2003378343|title=Race at Sun Moon Lake attracts 20,000 applicants|publisher=Taipei Times|date=2007-09-12|access-date=2010-07-27|archive-date=2009-05-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531203755/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2007/09/12/2003378343|url-status=live}}</ref> The Sun Moon Lake Swimming Carnival was launched in 1983<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sunmoonlake.gov.tw/English/DepthExperienceEng/FestivalsEng/FestivalsEng03.htm|title=Sun Moon Lake Swimming Carnival|publisher=Sun Moon Lake National Scenic Area Administration|access-date=2018-08-01|archive-date=2019-01-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123071639/https://www.sunmoonlake.gov.tw/english/DepthExperienceEng/FestivalsEng/FestivalsEng03.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> and is listed among the Top 50 Open Water Swims in Asia and the Top 100 Open Water Swims of the World.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.openwaterswimmingracecalendar.com/event/sun-moon-lake-international-swimming-carnival/|title=Sun Moon Lake International Swimming Carnival|publisher=Open Water Swimming Race Calendar|access-date=2018-08-01|archive-date=2018-08-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801190228/http://www.openwaterswimmingracecalendar.com/event/sun-moon-lake-international-swimming-carnival/|url-status=live}}</ref> Everyone over 10 years old and with the ability to swim long distances can join, regardless of nationality.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rove.me/to/taiwan/sun-moon-lake-swimming-carnival|title=Sun Moon Lake Swimming Carnival|publisher=rove.me|access-date=2018-08-01|archive-date=2018-08-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801190120/https://rove.me/to/taiwan/sun-moon-lake-swimming-carnival|url-status=live}}</ref> In recent years, the participants have numbered in the tens of thousands.  Other festivities held at the same time include [[fireworks]], [[laser light show|laser shows]], and [[concerts]].

The lake and its surrounding countryside have been designated one of thirteen [[List of national scenic areas in Taiwan|national scenic areas in Taiwan]]. [[Sun Moon Lake Wen Wu Temple|Wen Wu Temple]] was built after rising water levels from building a dam forced several smaller temples to be removed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sunmoonlake.gov.tw/English/SceneryView.aspx?KeyID=a170f654-4c53-4d6f-ba9f-dad626017ccd|title=Wenwu Temple|publisher=Sun Moon Lake National Scenic Area Administration|access-date=2010-07-27|archive-date=2014-08-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140803110711/http://www.sunmoonlake.gov.tw/English/SceneryView.aspx?KeyID=a170f654-4c53-4d6f-ba9f-dad626017ccd}}</ref> Tzu-En Pagoda ({{lang-zh|t=慈恩塔|p=Cí'ēn Tǎ|labels=no}}) was ordered constructed by late President [[Chiang Kai-shek]] in 1971 in memory of his mother.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sunmoonlake.gov.tw/English/SceneryView.aspx?KeyID=575338bc-7db1-47b1-ac26-6c1eae8af38a|title=Ci En Pagoda|publisher=Sun Moon Lake National Scenic Area Administration|access-date=9 September 2015|archive-date=18 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418224835/http://www.sunmoonlake.gov.tw/English/SceneryView.aspx?KeyID=575338bc-7db1-47b1-ac26-6c1eae8af38a}}</ref> Other temples of note include Jianjing Temple,<ref name="jioulongkou" /> [[Xuanzang Temple (Taiwan)|Syuentzang Temple]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sunmoonlake.gov.tw/English/SceneryView.aspx?KeyID=589cc72c-88bd-4aea-b544-8200a28b525f|title=Syuentzang Temple|publisher=Sun Moon Lake National Scenic Area Administration|access-date=9 September 2015|archive-date=17 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417035900/http://www.sunmoonlake.gov.tw/English/SceneryView.aspx?KeyID=589cc72c-88bd-4aea-b544-8200a28b525f}}</ref> ({{lang-zh|t=玄奘寺|p=Xuánzàng Sì|labels=no}}) and Syuanguang Temple<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sunmoonlake.gov.tw/English/SceneryView.aspx?KeyID=b2291032-9b10-47f7-badb-8185b484405c|title=Syuanguang Temple|publisher=Sun Moon Lake National Scenic Area Administration|access-date=9 September 2015|archive-date=9 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809100142/http://www.sunmoonlake.gov.tw/English/SceneryView.aspx?KeyID=b2291032-9b10-47f7-badb-8185b484405c}}</ref>  ({{lang-zh|t=玄光寺|p=Xuánguāng Sì|labels=no}}).

==History==
[[File:SavageTribesOfFormosa1926 04.jpg|thumb|Taiwanese aborigines at Sun Moon Lake, photo from a 1926 brochure of the Government of Formosa]]
In older English literature, it was commonly referred to as '''Lake Candidius''' after the 17th-century Dutch missionary [[Georgius Candidius]].  In the middle of the lake is the [[Lalu Island]], which is considered holy ground by the [[Thao people|Thao tribe]].<ref name="lalu" /> In legend, Thao hunters discovered Sun Moon Lake while chasing a white deer through the surrounding mountains. The deer eventually led them to the lake, which they found to be not only beautiful, but abundant with fish.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sunmoonlake.gov.tw/EN/03000809.aspx|title=Oops!! 您輸入的網址不存在喔!!|access-date=2010-11-05|archive-date=2010-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101108204636/http://www.sunmoonlake.gov.tw/en/03000809.aspx}}</ref> Today, the white deer of legends is immortalized as a marble statue on Lalu Island.

[[File:Txu-pclmaps-oclc-6550512-hori-2218-i.jpg|left|thumb|Map including Sun Moon Lake (labeled as Jitsugetsu-tan) (1944)]]
[[File:Txu-oclc-6557994-index-453.jpg|left|thumb|Map including Sun Moon Lake (labeled as Jih-yüeh T'an (Jitsugetsu-tan) {{lang|zh-tw|日月潭}}) (1951)]]
Under [[Taiwan under Japanese rule|Japanese rule]], the island was renamed {{nihongo|"Jade Island"|玉島|lead=yes}}.  After [[Chiang Kai-shek]]'s [[Kuomintang|Nationalist]] Government moved to Taiwan, the island was renamed ''Kwanghwa Island'' ({{lang-zh|t=光華島|Kong-hôa-tó|l=glorious China island}}) and in 1978 the local government built a pavilion where annual weddings took place.  In 1999, the [[921 earthquake]] destroyed the pavilion and sank most of the island.  In recent years, due to increasing social and political awareness, more deference and recognition are being given to [[Taiwanese aborigines]].  As a result, after the 921 earthquake, the island was renamed in the [[Thao language|Thao]] language as "Lalu".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sunmoonlake.gov.tw/smlen/main.php?first=Travel&second=Sights&name=La%20Lu%20Isle |title=Sun Moon Lake - la Lu Isle |access-date=2007-11-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071122140017/http://www.sunmoonlake.gov.tw/smlen/main.php?first=Travel&second=Sights&name=La%20Lu%20Isle |archive-date=2007-11-22 }}</ref>

The Moon lake was damed in 1919 by the Tosha Dam at the southern end of the original 'crescent' shape lake.  
[[File:Taiwan_formosa_vintage_history_other_places_dams_taipics019.jpg|left|thumb|Postcard Tosha Dam Moon Lake (1930s)]]

==Power Plants==
Several [[Hydroelectricity|hydroelectric]] power plants have been built in the Sun Moon Lake since 1919, including [[Mingtan Pumped Storage Hydro Power Plant]] and [[Minhu Pumped Storage Hydro Power Station]]. When the first hydroelectric plant was finished in 1934, it was considered to be one of the most important infrastructure constructions of the time.{{citation needed|date=August 2014}} [[Wujie Dam]], also completed in 1934, diverts water from the [[Zhuoshui River]] to increase hydroelectric generation at the lake. The [[Jiji Line]] railroad was built to facilitate the construction.{{citation needed|date=August 2014}}
[[File:Nichigettan Daiichi Hatsudensho.jpg|thumb|Sun Moon Lake's first power station, opened in 1934]]
[[File:Ming-Tan Power Station Pumped Storage Power Plant01.jpg|thumb|Mingtan Pumped Storage Power Station underground powerhouse entrance tunnel]]
[[File:Minhu Pumped Storage Hydro Power Station01.jpg|thumb|Minhu Pumped Storage Hydro Power Station]]
[[File:Minhu Pumped Storage Hydro Power Station07.jpg|thumb| Nameplate of generator No. 1 of Minhu Pumped Storage Power Station]]
[[File:Minhu Pumped Storage Hydro Power Station05.jpg|thumb|Water turbine No.2]]

==Transportation==
[[File:Sun-Moon-Lake-Taiwan.jpg|thumb|[[Shuishe Pier]]]]
There are three ferry piers on the lake to serve ferries on the lake; they are [[Shuishe Pier]], [[Xuanguang Pier]] and [[Ita Thao Pier]]. There is also a local bus service that goes around the lake with stops at major points along the perimeter of the lake.

The lake is accessible by bus from [[Taichung HSR station]] or [[Taichung TRA station]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sunmoonlake.gov.tw/Activities/TaiwanTrip-en/Timetable/Line01.htm|title=Timetable-Sun Moon Lake Route Taiwan Tourist Shuttle Bus Info|access-date=23 January 2018|archive-date=22 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622140139/https://www.sunmoonlake.gov.tw/Activities/TaiwanTrip-en/Timetable/Line01.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> It is also accessible by bus from near [[Checheng railway station]] on the Jiji branch line.

The [[Sun Moon Lake Ropeway]], located at the edge of the lake, connects it with the [[Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.travelking.com.tw/eng/tourguide/scenery104709.html | title=Sun Moon Lake Ropeway - Nantou County List of Attractions - Taiwan Travel - Tourguide &#124; TravelKing | access-date=2022-01-31 | archive-date=2022-01-31 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131084915/https://www.travelking.com.tw/eng/tourguide/scenery104709.html | url-status=live }}</ref>

== Tourism ==
[[File:Sun_Moon_Lake_(Jan_14,_2025).jpg|thumb|Sun Moon Lake (Jan 14, 2025)]]
The lake is a popular tourist destination for visitors in Taiwan. In 2020, the number of annual tourist visits was 4.65 million people which then dropped to 3.03 million in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2023, the number of tourists increased to 5.3 million.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Jou |first=Rong-Chang |last2=Lin |first2=Ying-Chun |last3=Hensher |first3=David |date=2024-09-01 |title=Parking preferences of tourists in Sun Moon Lake scenic area |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213624X24001044 |journal=Case Studies on Transport Policy |volume=17 |article-number=101249 |doi=10.1016/j.cstp.2024.101249 |issn=2213-624X|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

Surrounding the lake are biking and hiking trails for visitors. The [[Xiangshan Visitor Center]] is located adjacent to the lake, allowing visitors an upward view of the water.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Xiangshang Visitor Center |url=https://www.sunmoonlake.gov.tw/en/attractions/detail/158 |access-date=2025-06-21 |website=Sun Moon Lake National Scenic Area |language=en}}</ref> 

== Wildlife ==
The lake is a productive aquatic ecosystem. Introduced [[giant snakehead]] pose a challenge to the ecological balance of the lake and are a threat to native fish and shrimp species. The Nantou County Bureau of Agricultural Affairs has in place an eradication program for the species which attempts to [[electrofish]] schools of juvenile fish.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chieh-yu |first1=Hsieh |last2=Madjar |first2=Kayleigh |title=Nantou urges action on giant snakeheads |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2021/07/19/2003761100 |website=www.taipeitimes.com |publisher=Taipei Times |access-date=18 July 2021 |archive-date=18 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718180714/https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2021/07/19/2003761100 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==PRC passport==
The depiction of Sun Moon Lake is featured in the newly-issued [[People's Republic of China passport]] in 2012, a move that has triggered protest from [[Government of the Republic of China|Taipei]] to [[Government of the People's Republic of China|Beijing]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2012/11/24/2003548465|title=Taipei protests China's new passports|publisher=Taipei Times|date=2012-11-24|access-date=2012-11-24|archive-date=2012-11-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121128215956/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2012/11/24/2003548465|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Climate==

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|Jan record high C = 29.2
|Feb record high C = 30.0
|Mar record high C = 31.2
|Apr record high C = 32.8
|May record high C = 32.8
|Jun record high C = 33.3
|Jul record high C = 34.0
|Aug record high C = 33.5
|Sep record high C = 33.3
|Oct record high C = 32.5
|Nov record high C = 30.7
|Dec record high C = 29.4
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| Feb high C = 20.3
| Mar high C = 22.1
| Apr high C = 24.2
| May high C = 26.0
| Jun high C = 27.2
| Jul high C = 28.3
| Aug high C = 27.8
| Sep high C = 27.2
| Oct high C = 25.6
| Nov high C = 23.6
| Dec high C = 20.5
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| Jan mean C = 14.4
| Feb mean C = 15.2
| Mar mean C = 16.9
| Apr mean C = 19.2
| May mean C = 21.1
| Jun mean C = 22.3
| Jul mean C = 22.9
| Aug mean C = 22.7
| Sep mean C = 22.2
| Oct mean C = 20.6
| Nov mean C = 18.6
| Dec mean C = 15.6
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| Feb low C = 12.1
| Mar low C = 13.9
| Apr low C = 16.3
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| Jun low C = 19.7
| Jul low C = 20.1
| Aug low C = 20.0
| Sep low C = 19.5
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| Nov low C = 15.7
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|Feb record low C = -0.1
|Mar record low C = 1.0
|Apr record low C = 6.3
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|Jun record low C = 13.9
|Jul record low C = 16.2
|Aug record low C = 15.8
|Sep record low C = 12.9
|Oct record low C = 11.2
|Nov record low C = 5.9
|Dec record low C = 1.5
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| Feb precipitation mm = 72.0
| Mar precipitation mm = 103.1
| Apr precipitation mm = 174.6
| May precipitation mm = 354.6
| Jun precipitation mm = 441.6
| Jul precipitation mm = 394.5
| Aug precipitation mm = 422.9
| Sep precipitation mm = 192.1
| Oct precipitation mm = 50.3
| Nov precipitation mm = 38.4
| Dec precipitation mm = 42.2
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| Feb humidity = 78.4
| Mar humidity = 80.4
| Apr humidity = 82.3
| May humidity = 84.4
| Jun humidity = 85.1
| Jul humidity = 84.5
| Aug humidity = 85.5
| Sep humidity = 84.1
| Oct humidity = 81.9
| Nov humidity = 79.2
| Dec humidity = 77.3
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| Feb precipitation days = 8.2
| Mar precipitation days = 10.6
| Apr precipitation days = 13.4
| May precipitation days = 18.3
| Jun precipitation days = 20.0
| Jul precipitation days = 18.3
| Aug precipitation days = 19.0
| Sep precipitation days = 12.0
| Oct precipitation days = 5.9
| Nov precipitation days = 5.3
| Dec precipitation days = 6.4
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| Feb sun = 136.9
| Mar sun = 128.5
| Apr sun = 109.5
| May sun = 109.2
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| Aug sun = 125.2
| Sep sun = 123.6
| Oct sun = 147.6
| Nov sun = 160.2
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|location = Sun Moon Lake (Maolan Mountain Tea Research and Extension Station), elevation {{convert|850|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (2016–2023, extremes 1995–present）
|Jan high C = 20.5
|Feb high C = 21.1
|Mar high C = 22.9
|Apr high C = 24.8
|May high C = 26.7
|Jun high C = 27.6
|Jul high C = 28.6
|Aug high C = 28.1
|Sep high C = 28.0
|Oct high C = 26.7
|Nov high C = 25.2
|Dec high C = 22.0
|year high C = 
|Jan mean C = 15.0
|Feb mean C = 15.5
|Mar mean C = 17.4
|Apr mean C = 19.6
|May mean C = 21.8
|Jun mean C = 22.8
|Jul mean C = 23.4
|Aug mean C = 23.2
|Sep mean C = 22.9
|Oct mean C = 21.6
|Nov mean C = 19.6
|Dec mean C = 16.4
|year mean C = 
|Jan low C = 11.6
|Feb low C = 12.0
|Mar low C = 13.9
|Apr low C = 16.2
|May low C = 18.8
|Jun low C = 19.8
|Jul low C = 20.2
|Aug low C = 20.2
|Sep low C = 19.8
|Oct low C = 18.5
|Nov low C = 16.3
|Dec low C = 13.2
|year low C =  
|Jan record high C = 27.6 |Jan record low C = 1.1
|Feb record high C = 30.8 |Feb record low C = 3.8
|Mar record high C = 32.5 |Mar record low C = 2.9
|Apr record high C = 30.8 |Apr record low C = 7.5
|May record high C = 32.2 |May record low C = 14.7
|Jun record high C = 33.8 |Jun record low C = 17.2
|Jul record high C = 34.2 |Jul record low C = 17.9
|Aug record high C = 32.8 |Aug record low C = 18.0
|Sep record high C = 33.4 |Sep record low C = 15.9
|Oct record high C = 33.1 |Oct record low C = 12.5
|Nov record high C = 30.4 |Nov record low C = 5.7
|Dec record high C = 29.5 |Dec record low C = 2.8
|year record high C =   |year record low C = 
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 39.4
|Feb precipitation mm = 60.8
|Mar precipitation mm = 90.5
|Apr precipitation mm = 159.4
|May precipitation mm = 359.0
|Jun precipitation mm = 451.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 415.6
|Aug precipitation mm = 374.8
|Sep precipitation mm = 197.7
|Oct precipitation mm = 48.6
|Nov precipitation mm = 38.1
|Dec precipitation mm = 42.7
|year precipitation mm = 
|source 1 = Central Weather Administration (precipitation 1995–2023)<ref name= CWA>{{cite web 
|url = https://agr.cwa.gov.tw/NAGR/history/station_day
| title = 農業氣象觀測網監測系統: 茶改中部分場(82H320)
| publisher= Central Weather Administration
|access-date = 21 April 2024 }}</ref>
}}

==See also==
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*[[Mingtan Dam]]
*[[Xuanzang Temple (Taiwan)|Xuanzang Temple]]
*[[Sun Moon Lake Wen Wu Temple]]
*[[List of tourist attractions in Taiwan]]

==References==
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.sunmoonlake.gov.tw/ Sun Moon Lake website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722034013/http://www.sunmoonlake.gov.tw/ |date=2010-07-22 }}
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[[Category:Lakes of Taiwan]]
[[Category:Landforms of Nantou County]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Nantou County]]
[[Category:National scenic areas of Taiwan]]