| Arrive in Sun Moon Lake in the morning → Ita Thao → Syuenguang Temple → Ci En Pagoda → Youth Activity Center → Butterfly Garden |
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【Ita Thao】
Once known as Dehua Village, this is the main Thao settlement. Traditional Thao performances and cultural exhibitions are offered here, as well as a shopping area full of Thao atmosphere.
【Syuentzang Temple and Syuenguang Temple】
Both of these temples were built, Syuanguang in 1955 and Syuanzang in 1965, to house relics of the Tang Dynasty monk Syuanzang, or Tripitaka. Both have a refined and tranquil atmosphere, and offer good views of the lake and Lalu Island.
【Butterfly Garden】
This garden, located in the Youth Activity Center, has a netted butterfly cage, beetles, and aquatic ecology pool, all with detailed explanatory signs. It is a veritable nature classroom.
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Lunch → Shueiuatou Hiking Trail → Peacock Garden → Wenwu Temple → Enjoy Thao Dining → Back home
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【Shueiuatou Hiking Trail】
The trail passes through a rich ecology, so it's a good place for seeing butterflies, watching birds, and the frogs. There is no observation platform at the end of trail, but it's near the edge of the lake and it offers a goattii Vew. Here you can see a scupture titled "Nine Frog Arhats," of cute and lifelike frogs climbing, swimming, and jumping. This is a favorite sight for tourists, but you can't always see what the frogs really look like you have to come while the water level is low before you can see all of them.
【Wenwu Temple】
The architecture of the temple has the palace style of northern China. It is a large and imposing structure, with three separate halls. On the second floor of the front hall is a shrine devoted to the First Ancestor Kaiji and the God of Literature; the central hall is devoted to Guan Gong, the God of War, and the warrior-god Yue Fei; and the rear hall memorializes Confucius. This is the only Confucius Temple in Taiwan that keeps its central door open. Another interesting feature of the temple is the two vermillion stone lions on the two sides of the front plaza. They were donated by Wu Huo-shih, the late chairman of
the Shin Kong Life Insurance Company, whose name meant "fire lion."
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