Kowloon Bay Large Platform Introduction
The area's terrain is flat, thus a water platform has been established to serve as an outdoor small performance space. The platform adopts a wave shape, symbolizing the posture presented by the Nine Dragons. To enhance the water experience, a lattice design is specially made for the water platform along the outer arc, allowing visitors to feel the waves and cool mist of the water surface when the water level is high. Standing here, one can not only enjoy the floating fields on the water but also overlook distant sights such as the Cien Pagoda, Qingshan Mountain, and Erlong Mountain ranges. Located above the large platform at Jiulongkou is Jiulongkou, the junction for entering the Sun Moon Lake Shui-She or heading towards Ita Thao. Sun Moon Lake was once known as "Dragon Lake"; cartographers believed that the peninsulas extending from the surrounding mountains into the lake resembled live dragons diving into the water, with a central island called "Zhu Yu" or Lalu Island, thus describing it as "Nine Dragons Playing with Pearls." There are also many dragon-related place names along the lake shore, including Lunlong Ridge, Qingshan Mountain, and Erlong Mountain; hence the area at the entrance to Sun Moon Lake along Provincial Highway 21 is called Jiulongkou.
