日月潭之所以美丽，是因为它的四周是一座座长满绿树的山，而湖水又静静的，蓝蓝的，像一面镜子，反周围的山色倒映在湖里。另外，一年四季，早晨晚上，映在湖里的景色也不一样，变来变去，就像传说中的仙境。
Helloeveryone,I'mChangYixing,today'stourguide.YoucancallmeChangDao.AssoonasyouentertheSunMoonLake,it'slikeafairytaleworld.It'ssurroundedbylushtreesandmountains.Therearemanyplacesofinterestaroundit.TheSunMoonLakeisthelargestlakeinTaiwan.It'sonthehighmountainsofTaichung.
Shuishili,formerlyknownasshuishalian,islocatedinshuishevillage,YuchiTownship,NantouCounty,northofAliMountainandsouthofNengmountain.ItisthelargestnaturalfreshwaterlakeinTaiwan,andcanbecalledthetoppearl.IntheQingDynasty,itwasselectedasoneoftheeightmajorscenicspotsinTaiwan,knownas"anothercaveoverseas".Accordingtothecharacteristicplanning,therearesixthemeparks,includinglandscape,nature,peacockandbutterfly,waterfowl,religion,eightspecialscenicspots,andtwoserviceareasofwatersocietyandDehuasociety.
TheSunMoonLakeisformedbyaccumulatedwaterinthefaultbasinsofYushanandalishanzhang.Huantanis35kilometerslong,withanaveragewaterdepthof30metersandawaterareaofmorethan900hectares,aboutonethirdlargerthantheWestLakeinHangzhou.ThereisasmallislandintheSunMoonLake.Fromafar,itlookslikeabeadfloatingonthewater.Itiscalled"PearlIsland".AfterthevictoryoftheAntiJapaneseWar,itwasrenamed"Guanghuaisland"tocelebratetherestorationofTaiwan.Inthenortheastoftheisland,thelakeisroundasthesun,whichiscalledthesunlake.Inthesouthwest,thelakeisroundasthemoon,whichiscalledthemoonlake.
Thebeautyofthesunmoonlakeliesinthefactthatitissurroundedbymountains,withmanypeaks,andthelakeisvast,thewaterlevelislikeamirror,andthewaterisblue;thereareislandsinthelake,andtherearemountainsinthewater;therearewavesandhazeshadows;therearedifferentviewsinthemorningandduskthroughouttheyear.Inthesunnyspring,surroundedbyemeraldmountains,thebanksarewinding,themountainsandriversarereflectingeachother,andtherearemanychanges.Whenthemorninglightcomesup,everythingisquiet,andthelakeradiatesbeautifulcolors,whicharesuddenlychangeableandmysterious.Whenthesungoesdowninthewest,therearecloudsaroundtheSunMoonLake,andthegauzelikemistfloatsonthelake.Ifthereisdrizzle,thelakeisfullofmist.
Thesurroundingmountains,asifwashedbytheground,areparticularlyclean,withbeautifulsceneryandlovelygreen.Especiallyonautumnnights,whenthemoonshinesonthelake,thelakeisfullofclearlight,andthebluewavesandthemoonareshiningwitheachother,itisquietandelegant,andyouareinafairyland.Zengzuolin,amanofQingDynasty,oncepraisedthebeautifullandscapeofSunMoonLakewiththepoemof"waterinthemountain,mountaininthesky,waterinleisure".TouristsoftencompareitwiththeWestLake.Whoisbeautiful?Infact,whatisnotbeautifulaboutthemountainsandriversofthemotherland?TheSunMoonLakeisnotonlytheprideofthepeopleofTaiwan,butalsotheprideofthemainlandcompatriotsforitsspectacleof"Mingtanemergingfromthemountains".
ThesceneryintheSunMoonLakeisbeautifulandpicturesque.Therearemanypavilionsandpavilionsonthefootofthelake,whichisanexcellentplacetoenjoythebeautifulsceneryofthelakeandmountain.Thebeautifulnaturalsceneryaroundthetempleisdottedwithancientpagodas,whichmakesitmoreelegant.Amongthem,themostattractivearetheXuanzangtempleatthefootofQinglongmountaininthesouthofTanandtheWenwutempleonthehillsideinthenorthoftan.Atthefootofthemountain,thereisaXuanzangtemplededicatedtomasterXuanzang,aneminentmonkoftheTangDynasty.Inthetemple,thereisaplaqueof"nationalmaster".Infrontofthetemple,thereisagatehousewithwhitepillars,aroofwithpaintedpillarsandcarvedbeams,acorniceandacorner,whichisfullofnationalcharacteristics.Thereisasmalltoweronthethirdfloorofthetemple,whichworshipsthespiritualbonesonthetopofmasterXuanzang'shead.OnthetopofQinglongmountainbehindthetemple,aninestoreytowerwasbuiltafewyearsago,whichiscalled"Ci'entower".ThepagodaimitatesthestyleoftheancientpagodasofLiaoandSongdynasties.Itisanoctagonalpagoda.Asmallbellishungattheendoftheeavesoneachfloor.Itjinglesinthewind.Whenyouclimbthepagoda,youcanhaveapanoramicviewofMingtan.Somepeoplesaythatwhentheskyishighandthecloudsareclear,youcanseethespireoftheSixHarmoniestowerontheBankofXizilakeonthetopofthetower.Althoughitissimilartoamyth,itreflectspeople'syearningforthemotherland.
InthemiddleofWenwutemplearethestatuesofConfucius,andontheleftandrightarethestatuesofWenchangemperorgroupandGuanyu.ThetemplealsoofferssacrificestoShennongemperor,Yueking,jadeemperor,YuanshiTianzun,Sanguanemperor,Chenghuang,Hailongking,etc.itcanbesaidthatthetempleisaholymasterpiece.Thetempleisverymagnificent.Fromthefootofthelaketothetemplegate,thereare365steepstonesteps.Somepeoplejokinglysaythatitwilltake"ayear"togetthere,whichiscalled"climbingtoheaven""Road".
DehuacommunitynearSunMoonLakeisavillageinhabitedbyGaoshanethnicgroups.Nowithasbeenbuiltintoamountainculturalvillage.Themountainpeoplearesinginganddancing,especiallythe"PestleDance"ofspringrice,whichattractsmanytourists.InthewestofSunMoonLake,thereisauniquePeacockGardenwithdozensofpairsofpeacocks.Everytimeyouseethegorgeouscostumes,thetouristswillopenthescreen.Thecolorfulfeathersaddtothevisitors'light.
Now,whenyouswimaroundthelake,youcanheartheroarofthewateratthefootofthemountainonthenorthwestbank.ItturnsoutthatitisthewaterinletoftheSunMoonLake.Thisisthewaterfromtheupstreamofthechuoshuiriverthroughthe18kmlongtunnel.Thewatersprayfromthewaterinletisashighas45metersto78meters.Itisasstrongasadragon'sspittingwater,anditisturbulentandempty.SothattheSunMoonLakehasacontinuousandsufficientsourceofwater,andnowthedamisbuiltbesidethelake,makingthelakemorevastandbecomingareservoirofhydropowerstation.Althoughthelowlandsbesidethelakeareflooded,theshapeofthemoonlakebecomeslikeamapleleaf,andthenameoftheSunMoonLakeisnotworthyofitsname,itssceneryisstillfullofpoeticcharm,worthyofbeingtheoutstandingrepresentativeofTaiwan'sbeautifulscenery.