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'''Lalu Island''' ([[Thao language]]: Lalu; {{zh|c=拉魯島}}) is a small island in [[Sun Moon Lake]], [[Yuchi, Nantou|Yuchi Township]], [[Nantou County]], [[Taiwan]]. The island used to be much bigger, separating the lake into a part shaped like [[Lunar phase|crescent moon]] and another part shaped like a round sun.{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}} When the island was still bigger, people lived on it. Under [[Taiwan under Japanese rule|Japanese rule]], the island was renamed {{nihongo|"Jade Island"|玉島|lead=yes}}, and in the 1930s, the Japanese built a dam that raised the water level in the lake and almost entirely flooded the island. After [[Chiang Kai-shek]]'s [[Kuomintang|Nationalist]] Government moved to Taiwan in 1949, the island was renamed ''Kuang-hua Island'' ({{zh|c=光華島|l=glorious China island}}). In 1999 the island shrank as portions sank during the [[921 earthquake]], which also destroyed a wedding pavilion constructed by the local government in 1978. |
'''Lalu Island''' ([[Thao language]]: Lalu; {{zh|c=拉魯島}}) is a small island in [[Sun Moon Lake]], [[Yuchi, Nantou|Yuchi Township]], [[Nantou County]], [[Taiwan]]. The island used to be much bigger, separating the lake into a part shaped like [[Lunar phase|crescent moon]] and another part shaped like a round sun.{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}} When the island was still bigger, people lived on it. Under [[Taiwan under Japanese rule|Japanese rule]], the island was renamed {{nihongo|"Jade Island"|玉島|lead=yes}}, and in the 1930s, the Japanese built a dam that raised the water level in the lake and almost entirely flooded the island. After [[Chiang Kai-shek]]'s [[Kuomintang|Nationalist]] Government moved to Taiwan in 1949, the island was renamed ''Kuang-hua Island'' ({{zh|c=光華島|l=glorious China island}}). In 1999 the island shrank as portions sank during the [[921 earthquake]], which also destroyed a wedding pavilion constructed by the local government in 1978. |
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"Lalu" is an Austronesian word roughly corresponding to "after", "later" (Chinese: 後 |
"Lalu" is an Austronesian word roughly corresponding to "after", "later" (Chinese: 後) with similar meanings from Taiwan to Indonesia. In legend, Thao hunters discovered Sun Moon Lake while chasing a white deer through the surrounding mountains. The deer eventually led them to the lake, which they found to be not only beautiful, but abundant with fish.<ref>{{cite web|title=A beauty in the middle of Taiwan’s ‘beautiful island’ |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/travel/2012/06/16/beauty-middle-taiwan-beautiful-island/QAUJk5BRzTAkKYOD14hMqO/story.html?camp=pm |publisher=Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC |date=17 June 2012 |author=Marie Elena Martinez |df= }}{{dead link|date=May 2017|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Today, the white deer of legends is immortalized as a marble statue on Lalu Island. |
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In recent years, due to increasing social and political awareness, more deference and recognition are being given to [[Taiwanese aborigines]]. As a result, after the 921 earthquake, the island was renamed in the Thao language as "Lalu".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sunmoonlake.gov.tw/English/ScenicSpotDetail.aspx?Cond=297841ee-13b6-44cf-a09b-b34a1ad4cb5c |title=Lalu Island |publisher=Sun Moon Lake National Scenic Area Administration |date=11 January 2017 |df= }}</ref> |
In recent years, due to increasing social and political awareness, more deference and recognition are being given to [[Taiwanese aborigines]]. As a result, after the 921 earthquake, the island was renamed in the Thao language as "Lalu".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sunmoonlake.gov.tw/English/ScenicSpotDetail.aspx?Cond=297841ee-13b6-44cf-a09b-b34a1ad4cb5c |title=Lalu Island |publisher=Sun Moon Lake National Scenic Area Administration |date=11 January 2017 |df= }}</ref> |
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23°51′20″N 120°54′40″E / 23.85556°N 120.91111°E
Native name: 拉魯島 | |
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| Location | Yuchi, Nantou County, Taiwan |
| Adjacent to | Sun Moon Lake |
| Total islands | 1 |
Lalu Island (Thao language: Lalu; Chinese: 拉魯島) is a small island in Sun Moon Lake, Yuchi Township, Nantou County, Taiwan. The island used to be much bigger, separating the lake into a part shaped like crescent moon and another part shaped like a round sun.[citation needed] When the island was still bigger, people lived on it. Under Japanese rule, the island was renamed "Jade Island" (Japanese: 玉島), and in the 1930s, the Japanese built a dam that raised the water level in the lake and almost entirely flooded the island. After Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist Government moved to Taiwan in 1949, the island was renamed Kuang-hua Island (Chinese: 光華島; lit. 'glorious China island'). In 1999 the island shrank as portions sank during the 921 earthquake, which also destroyed a wedding pavilion constructed by the local government in 1978.
"Lalu" is an Austronesian word roughly corresponding to "after", "later" (Chinese: 後) with similar meanings from Taiwan to Indonesia. In legend, Thao hunters discovered Sun Moon Lake while chasing a white deer through the surrounding mountains. The deer eventually led them to the lake, which they found to be not only beautiful, but abundant with fish.[1] Today, the white deer of legends is immortalized as a marble statue on Lalu Island.
In recent years, due to increasing social and political awareness, more deference and recognition are being given to Taiwanese aborigines. As a result, after the 921 earthquake, the island was renamed in the Thao language as "Lalu".[2]
Transportation
The island and surrounding area is accessible by buses from Taichung TRA station or Taipei Main Station.
See also
References
- ^ Marie Elena Martinez (17 June 2012). "A beauty in the middle of Taiwan's 'beautiful island'". Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC.[dead link]
- ^ "Lalu Island". Sun Moon Lake National Scenic Area Administration. 11 January 2017.
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