Meihua Lake

Meihua lake is a small natural lake outside Luodong town in Ilan. It may not be as good as the famous mountain lake, but it is also the 18 sceneries of Lanyang. The cycling lanes around the lake and the boats around the lake are very good. It is a place with relatively few people and suitable for a family. Ilan is very close to Taipei. Whether it's Luodong, Toucheng or Ilan, it's very convenient to go from Taipei. It's a good choice to stay in Ilan for a night.

Meihua Lake

Meihua lake is located in De'an village, Dongshan Township, Ilan County. It has beautiful scenery, green mountains, cloud shadow, sky light, and smooth surface. There are many places to camp around the lake. Sleeping by the lake at night, you can enjoy the tranquility of the wilderness.

brief introduction

Meihua lake is located in Dongshan Township, Ilan County. It is a natural reservoir with five petals on the surface of the lake. The floating island in the lake is like a stamen. Meihua lake is surrounded by mountains on three sides. The scenery is natural. There is a road around the lake with a length of about 3 meters

. There is a suspension bridge in the lake on the east bank, connecting the floating island in the center of the lake and the road around the lake. There is a park on the island. Standing on the island, you can see the whole lake. Every holiday, all kinds of water playing tools shuttle on the water, full of happy laughter, forming a very distinctive picture.

The lake covers an area of about 20 hectares. The original name of Meihua lake was "Da Yu". It is located between the cold streams of Luodong and the starting point of the mountain area. Because of its beautiful scenery, it often attracts a large number of tourists. In the 1960s, it was renamed Meihua Lake because it looks like five petals of plum blossom. Since then, the name of Meihua lake has spread far and wide. There is also a floating island in the lake, which is like a flower pistil. Besides the original trees, many rhododendrons and willows have been planted along the road around Meihua lake, with a total length of about 3 kilometers. Along the way, the scenery is pleasant. There is an island in the lake, which is connected by a suspension bridge to connect the road around the lake and the floating island in the center of the lake. Standing on the island, you can overlook the whole lake On the top of the island is the general Taoist temple, Sanqing palace, which is the general Taoist temple in China. Many tourists come here to pay homage. Standing in the square in front of the temple, you can have a broad view of the Lanyang Plain and meihua lake. On the other side of the mountain, there is another mountain lake, called "Xiaobi". In spring, its flowers are blooming everywhere, butterflies and bees are flying back and forth. Walking on the quiet path of the road around the lake, the breeze is blowing slowly, and you forget to be annoying for the time being. In Meihua Lake scenic area, which is more and more colorful, you can paddle by the lake during the day. In front of the temple at night, enjoy the night view of Luodong or watch the stars. This is a unique scenic spot suitable for rest.

Original name

Meihua lake, formerly known as "Dayu", is one of the beautiful sceneries in Lanyang. Meihua lake is located in De'an village, Dongshan Township, Ilan County. It has beautiful scenery, green mountains, cloud shadow, sky light, and smooth surface. The road around the lake is winding along the lake like petals on the top of the mountain and on the edge of the water. The long and long tree lined winding path, with many vows of allegiance, is rippling along the lakeside and in the center of the lake The Acacia forest on the south bank is quiet and elegant. There are some water sports facilities such as pier, boat and speedboat on the lakeside. A natural reservoir, formerly known as Dabi or Jinghu, was later renamed Meihua lake because it was found to be shaped like a five petaled flower. Main landscape

Meihua lake is a natural and ecological lake. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides. There is a 3 km long road around the lake. Along the way, all kinds of flowers are planted. The scenery is beautiful. There is a suspension bridge in the East Bank of the lake, connecting the road around the lake and the floating island in the center of the lake. Standing on the island, you can overlook the whole lake. There are many places to camp around the lake. Sleeping by the lake at night, you can enjoy the tranquility of the wilderness. You can experience the sound of nature when you come to Meihua lake. At the same time, many rare plants are planted in Meihua lake, such as wind box tree and Taiwan maple.

Leisure agriculture area

In the leisure agriculture area of Meihua lake, the natural ecology is well preserved. There are many ecological resources such as animals and plants. Natural resources such as:

1. There are many birds, such as great crested vulture, cuckoo, oriole and Pulsatilla.

2. Crucian carp, common carp, tilapia, Sichuan shrimp and tiger, etc.

3. Taiwan wild animals include macaque, civet, squirrel and bat.

4. Rare plants, such as Cerasus laevigata, Acacia rattan, chrysanthemum wood and yajianteng, and common low altitude plants, such as pig breast milk, Machilus laevigata, jujube, Jatropha curcas, Jatropha Sanguinalis and Ficus aureus, etc.

5. Gongde's frog is like a dog, Swinhoe's frog is like a bird, Ehrlich's frog is like a beep, and mohrlich's frog is like a black spot on a red background. The Meihua lake leisure agriculture area investigates the habitats and habits of these frogs to lead tourists to experience the frog world.

Along Meihua road and around Meihua lake leisure agriculture area, there are many mulberry garden, grapefruit garden and pastoral landscape ecology in the park. There are many historic sites in the park, such as thatched cottage in maopu ancient road, early waterworks, war preparation tunnel, bat cave, charcoal Liao, octopus tree, stone culture museum, brick kiln and Art Museum, all of which surprise tourists.

Sanqing Palace

Sanqing Palace on Meihua lake has beautiful scenery and excellent vision. It not only overlooks the whole Meihua lake, but also overlooks Lanyang. Sanqing palace, a Taoist temple at the foot of Meihua Lake in Dongshan Township of Ilan County, is about seven kilometers away from Luodong city. It gathers the essence of Chinese classical, elegant and solemn architectural style, and reflects with the fresh and refined natural landscape One of the famous temples.

Sanqing palace is dedicated to three tianzuns, the highest deities in the limitless world of Taoism. They are dedicated to the great Tianzun of Yuqing Yuanshi, the great Tianzun of Shangqing Lingbao and the great Tianzun of Taiqing morality. They are collectively referred to as "Sanqing Daozu", also known as "daojingshi". Sanbao Tianzun is named "Sanqing Palace" after its "Sanqing". In addition, there are Miluo hall and Yuanming hall. Miluo hall is dedicated to the God of jade emperor, the great emperor of three officials, the Yuanjun of earth mother, and Xuan Tianshen, Zhengyi Tianshi, Yuanming hall is dedicated to the worship of doulao Tianzun, Tianhuang Dadi, Ziwei Dadi, Nandou Xingjun, Beidou Xingjun, and 60jiazi zhuxingjun. This hall is the place for the palace to worship Taisui every year.

In 1970, Chen Jindong, the old county magistrate, took the lead in providing private land free of charge and cooperated with local enthusiasts to form a committee for the construction of the Sanqing palace. On December 19, 1999, a ribbon cutting ceremony was held for the completion of the stone statue of Laojun (Laojun rock). The spiritual landmark of Sanqing palace, the general temple of Taoism, was finally erected in Lanyang area for the good faith and tourists to look forward to.

The spacious use of space and corridor design can highlight the characteristics of traditional palace architecture. In front of the Mountain Gate Square, there are often some folk activities and performances. From the Liyue Longmen pool in the palace, many faithful men and women come to make wishes and pray. In the underwater environment near the mountain, the environment is quiet and elegant, with a clear bird's-eye view of the beautiful scenery of Lanyang and a contrast with Meihua Lake Resort However, life is as free as if you are in a paradise. The square in front of the temple has a bird's-eye view of Lanyang Plain and a panoramic view of Meihua lake. The layout of Sanqing palace is magnificent, and the architectural features of mangdu palace in Jiulong are solemn and dignified. A nine dragon wall stands in front of the cultural building. 18 dragons are carved on the front and back walls, all of which are carved by qingdou stone in Fujian Province. Sanqing palace has become the best place for people nearby to get up early and run in the morning due to its wide square and mountain facing water. When you stand in front of the temple, you can enjoy the night scenery of Ilan. When you climb the Sanqing palace, you can have a panoramic view of the beautiful scenery of the whole Meihua lake.

Traffic information

By bus:

1. Take the Ilan bus from Luodong to Meihua lake and Sanqing palace, and get off at Meihua lake and Sanqing palace station.

2. Take the Yilan bus to Shuangxi and get off at De'an village, but you have to walk about 2 kilometers to reach the destination.

Self driving:

From Ilan, follow Beiyi highway (No.9 provincial road) to Luodong, turn 7C provincial road to Sanxing direction, continue for 2.1km, and then arrive at Guangxing Branch Bureau. After passing the second branch road, turn left and go south. Along the way, you will pass Guangxing elementary school. Follow the pointer, turn left and walk for about 3.6km, then you can get the road around Meihua lake. It's about 15.1 kilometers from Ilan.

Address: 1 Dayu Road, Dongshan Township, Ilan County, Taiwan

Longitude: 121.730683

Latitude: 24.644618

Traffic information: take the Ilan bus to Meihua lake and Sanqing palace in Luodong, and get off at Meihua lake and Sanqing palace station

Ticket information: NT $50

Opening hours: 9:00-17:30