Jiulongkou Big Platform Introduction
The area's terrain is flat, which allows for the installation of a water platform used as an outdoor performance space. This platform is designed in a wave shape to symbolize the posture presented by the dragons in the Nine Dragons. To enhance the waterfront experience, a water platform with a hollow grid design has been specially built along the curved outer edge, allowing visitors to closely experience the waves and refreshing mist of the water surface during high water levels. Standing here, one can not only enjoy the floating fields on the water but also gaze at the distant Ci'en Pagoda, Qinglong Mountain, and Erlong Mountain ranges. Located above the large platform of Jiulongkou is Jiulongkou itself, which serves as a junction for entering the water community of Sun Moon Lake or heading towards the intersection of Ita Thao. Sun Moon Lake was once called "Dragon Lake," and geographic surveyors believed that the peninsulas extending from the surrounding mountains into the lake resembled live dragons diving into the water. In the center of the lake is a small island called "Zhu Island," also known as Lalu Island; thus, the scenery is described as "Nine Dragons Playing with Pearls." There are also many dragon-related place names along the lakeshore, including Lunlong Ridge, Qinglong Mountain, and Erlong Mountain. The place on Taiwan Route 21 when entering the Sun Moon Lake area is therefore called Jiulongkou.
