Lalu Island

Lalu Island is legendary as the residence of the highest ancestors of the Yi people, and it is also one of the early settlement of the Yi people. Now this land is well protected to commemorate the ancestors of the Yi people. Due to the large wind and waves of the Sun Moon Lake, tourists are best not to stand at the bow when taking a cruise ship in the park!

The legend of Lalu is that the Yi's highest ancestor was the residence of the Yi people and one of the early Yi people. Now the land is well protected to commemorate the Yi people's ancestors, and Lalu is located near the center of the Sun Moon Lake.

Lalu Island is a small island in Sun Moon Lake, quite small, and now there are some trees on it. You can see it when you take a Sun Moon Lake cruise. This island puts the water of the pool on both sides, Sun Lake and Moon Lake, in fact, the visual effect is not very obvious.

The small island in the middle of the sun and moon pool, far away seems to be a bead floating on the water, so it is called "bead island", now also called "Lalu Island". Legend has it that the Holy Spirit of the Yi people lived on the island, bounded by "Lalu Island", the northern half of the lake was round like the sun, and the male half of the lake was bent like crescent moon, which is the source of the name of the sun and moon pool.

Lalu Island is an important landmark in the center of Sun Moon Lake Reservoir. The Yi language means "holy island in the heart". It is the early residence of the Yi people and the ancestor of the Yi people. It can also be called Guanghua Island. From the water community, you can see Lalu Island in the center of Sun Moon Lake. Looking north from Xuanguang Temple, it is a small uninhabited island with green vegetation. This island is bounded by the sun pool to the east and moon pool to the west.

There is an island in Sun Moon Lake, which looks like a bead floating on the water from a distance, so it is called "Bead Island" and now also called Lalu Island. With this island as the boundary, the northern half of the lake is round like the sun, and the southern half of the lake is curved like crescent moon. This is the source of the name of Sun Moon Lake. There are three important marks on Lalu Island: the eggplant elm, the white deer statue, and the wood carving owl.