Historical background of Sun Moon Lake

Sun Moon Lake is the largest freshwater lake in Taiwan Province Province, located in Yuchi Township, Nantou County, central Taiwan Province Province, with a water surface of about 32.4 square kilometers, a circumference of about 33 kilometers and a depth of 270 meters. Sun Moon Lake has a long history, culture and natural resources, and is one of the famous tourist attractions in Taiwan Province Province.

In the early days, Sun Moon Lake was inhabited by Atayal and Bunun aborigines in Taiwan Province Province, and it was called "Shedachi" or "Dark Moon Lake". During the Qing Dynasty, after the Japanese occupied Taiwan Province Province, they began to pay attention to the tourism value of Sun Moon Lake. They built hotels and docks by the lake to publicize the beautiful scenery of lakes and mountains. Since then, Sun Moon Lake has gradually become a famous tourist resort in Taiwan Province Province.

After World War II, the Japanese army was forced to leave Taiwan Province Province, and Sun Moon Lake was also taken over by the National Government. Since then, the government has gradually improved the tourism facilities and infrastructure of Sun Moon Lake, while paying attention to environmental protection and water source management in the lake area. In recent years, in order to further improve the tourism quality and environmental awareness of Sun Moon Lake, the authorities of Taiwan Province Province have implemented a number of protection measures, strengthened the management and monitoring of the lake area, and developed more eco-tourism projects, so that tourists can better understand the natural beauty, history and culture of Sun Moon Lake.