Life pool is the beauty spot with Taiwan the famousest island. It is located in western south cast a county, it is Taiwan province the biggest natural and laky, lie on the hilltop between Fu Zaiyu hill and Alisan. Lake bank circumference 35 kilometre, area 7.7 square kilometre, depth of water 229 meters. West lake of Hangzhou of another famous and laky —— of surface comparing China slightly big, depth of water exceeds a west lake however 10 multiple.

Taiwan province is natural and laky very few, the biggest and the famousest is life pool, water area area 9 square kilometer, at ordinary times depth of water many meters 30. There is an isle in life pool, far value a bead that goes up in surface like float, so this isle is called ” of “ bead island, also call brilliance the island now. It is a bound with this island, half part circle resembles the north of the lake roundly the sun, of the lake south half part turn resembles crescent moon curvedly, this is the origin of life pool name.

Life pool is originally two alone laky, because generate electricity,need later, in downstream dam, water level rises, two lakes are an organic whole repeatedly. There is an isle in the pool, far value a bead that goes up in surface like float, friend name bead young island, call brilliance the island now. It is a bound with this island, half lake form is like north day annulus, half shape appears the month of first quarter south, because of renown life pool. Old Taiwan one of 8 scene " double Tan Qiuyue " namely from this and come.

Life pool all around green hill encircle, cascade of chain of mountains, water is mirrorring hill, lake face Wan Shi a tremendous jasper dish. Look far, the beautiful isle —— in the pool bead young island, resemble jade however dish a bead that holding in the palm. Bead young island is lake face cent north and south two half: The shapeliness of northeast face resembles round day, reason calls day the pool; Of southwest edge as bending new moon, friend calls a month the pool. After the War of Resistance Against Japan wins, to celebrate Taiwan recover, bead young island is incognito already for recover island.

Life pool beautiful scenery is picturesque, chun Xiaqiu winter, morning faints fine rain, scenery irregular change is boundless. Especially autumnal night, lake area is small basket move mist, the bright moon mirrors in the lake, scenery more beautiful beautiful moving. Annual mid-autumn when full moon high above in the sky, the men and women is carrying the youth of the Gaoshan nationality living in Taiwan province to grow again thick bamboo pole, taking pompon, come to the folk dance with pool edge old start. They are repeating the folktale of conquer evil dragon, go up to the sky the sun and lunar top, let life pool enjoy the brightness of life forever.
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