Sun Moon Lake

The Sun Moon Lake (Chinese日月潭, Pinyin Riyuetan, W.-G. Jih - yüeh T'an, PEH oē - jī JIT Goat - tham ) is 11.6 square kilometers, the largest lake in Taiwan. It is situated in 760 meters at the western slopes of the central mountains in Nantou County. Its deepest point is 27 meters. The result of the Sun Moon Lake 1939 by a Überstauung two mountain lakes, the sun and the Mondsee, which resembled in their respective outlines of the sun and a crescent moon.

Tourism

The Sun Moon Lake is a popular destination for many Taiwanese, because the climate is very pleasant and friendly and the scenery is romantic. Traditionally, it is popular and known especially for honeymooners. Near its northern shore is the 1938 completed idyllic Wenwu Temple. Part of the temple is dedicated to Guan Gong ( a God of War), the second part of Confucius. When severe earthquake in 1999, he was partially destroyed, but is now back fully renovated.

About the South Shore of the lake, dedicated to the Buddhist monk Xuanzang Syuentzang perched ( Xuanzang) Temple, which was built in 1996 overlooking the island Guanghua. Another tourist attraction is the Ci En Pagoda, which is in 954 m height above the southern tip of the lake. It is 46 meters high and offers beautiful views of the lake and the surrounding mountains.

For swimming, the Sun Moon Lake is because of its cool waters not suitable ( swimming is prohibited with a few exceptions ), but even more so for a one-hour boat trip to a shrine to visit the artificial islet Guanghua.

Water Resources

The Sun Moon Lake was originally either for recreation or as a destination, but as a hydroelectric power plant, which the total electricity demand in Taiwan revealed until 1960. He is at the center of a complex system of dams and artificial water pipes for energy.

In addition to its natural sources of the lake gets water via a tunnel from the Choshui River, which is taken from the Wuchieh Dam. The 1934 finished Shiushi Dam, a Erdschüttdamm with concrete core, completes the lake. Various pipes and tunnels provide the hydropower plants Takuan 1, Chukung, Mingtan and Takuan 2 (formerly Minghu ). This drain all the pent-up by two other dams Shuili River, which then flows at a deeper location in the Choshui.

The built in 1981 to 1989, power plants Takuan 2 and Mingtan pumped storage power plants that are built underground as underground power plant. Together they have a capacity of 2600 MW.

During the 1999 earthquake, the dam was slightly damaged. However, the cracks could be quickly sealed by concrete injections. The power plants fell out temporarily, the feeding tunnel for Takuan 1 crashed partially. In recent years, therefore, all originating from the thirties tunnel systems are successively renewed.

Swell

• Dr. Evert Hoek: Course Notes on Practical rock engineering, 2007 Chapter 13:. Design of large underground caverns - a case history based on the Mingtan Pumped Storage Project in Taiwan (PDF in English, 3.27 MB )
• C.-S. Yehl, L.-J. Lin ( Central Region Water Resources Office ): The Strategies of Water Resources Development on the Chou - Shui River Basin in Taiwan, 2000 ( in PDF format, 457 kB)