Jiu Long Kou Grand Platform Introduction
The area has a flat terrain, which has led to the establishment of a water platform designed for outdoor small performances. The platform adopts a wave-like shape, symbolizing the posture of the nine dragons swimming. To enhance the water experience, a water platform with hollow grid design has been created along the outer edge of the arc, allowing visitors to feel the coolness of the waves and water vapor when the water level is high. Standing here, in addition to enjoying the water floating fields, one can also gaze at the distant Ci'en Tower, Qinglong Mountain, and Erlong Mountain ranges. Located above the large platform of Jiulongkou is Jiulongkou itself, the junction leading into Sun Moon Lake's Shuishe or to the intersection of Ita Thao. Sun Moon Lake was once referred to as "Dragon Lake," as geographic surveyors believed that the peninsulas extending from the surrounding mountains into the lake resemble living dragons swimming into the water. In the center of the lake lies Lalu Island, originally named "Zhu Yu," which led to the expression "Nine Dragons Playing with Pearls." The lakeside also has many dragon-related place names, including Lunlong Ridge, Qinglong Mountain, and Erlong Mountain, and the area at the entrance to Sun Moon Lake along Highway 21 is therefore called Jiulongkou.
