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Sun Moon Lake, a way to slow down

My impression of "Sun Moon Lake" has always remained on maps and textbooks. It is a lake in central Taiwan, known as "the most beautiful mirror in the mountains". But I really stood in front of it one morning in the fall of 2023. After flying to Taiwan from New York, I drove south from Taichung with a few old friends to this legendary lake area. To be honest, I was not "shocked" immediately when I first arrived. Sun Moon Lake is not the kind of scenery that makes people exclaim at first sight. It has no snow-capped mountains or big waterfalls. It is just very quiet and steady, like an elderly man with excellent temperament who is not young, silently waiting for you to approach. [The scenery under your feet is more vast than you can imagine] What really broke my calm impression was the experience of taking the cable car. The Sun Moon Lake Cable Car Station is built on the side of the lake, and the colorful gondolas move slowly in the air. When we boarded the cable car and slowly rose into the air, I thought it was just an ordinary aerial view, until the moment I looked down, I found that there was a completely transparent glass floor under my feet. I can clearly see the woods, lakes, roads, farmland, and even the occasional flying bird below. At first, I was a little scared. The empty space under my feet made me instinctively want to retract my feet. But soon, after my eyes got used to the height, the feeling of "stepping on the sky" made me completely relaxed. The wind blew through the cable car, and the sun penetrated the glass. My friends took out their mobile phones to take pictures and said it was fun. I just looked at the scenery below in silence, feeling an unprecedented sense of vastness that was quietly seeping into my body. At that time, I was thinking that life is sometimes like this cable car. You think you are still on the ground, but you have already taken off. The only thing you can do is to calmly watch the world under your feet slowly move away and accept the freedom of floating. [Afternoon by the lake, laughter with friends] After the cable car got off the station, we didn't rush to visit any other attractions. Instead, we found a stall near the lakeside pier and bought sausages, fried sweet potatoes, and large intestines wrapped in small intestines. Each one was hot and fragrant. Each of us had a cup of fruit tea, sitting on a stone chair by the lake, watching the boats coming and going, watching tourists take photos and check in, we didn't rush for anything. Sun Moon Lake is a place suitable for "daze". Some people say that traveling should see all the famous mountains and rivers, but I feel more and more that the most rare place is a place where people can "let go". It doesn't grab the limelight, doesn't make noise, and doesn't force you to run. If you want to sit, it will accompany you; if you want to go far, it won't stay. [Temple, rain and old story in the car] On the way back in the afternoon, passing by a temple, Amber said she wanted to worship and ask for a fortune. Although I don't have faith, I still followed her in and walked around without saying anything. When she put her hands together and bowed her head to pray, there was smoke around her, and there was an indescribable sense of tranquility. At that moment, I suddenly realized that in addition to relaxation, some people on this journey began to look for some answers again. It started to rain on the way back to Taichung. The raindrops outside the window hit the car window, which was not annoying at all, but rhythmic. The car became lively because they started talking about their study tour in the United States. Amber's sister laughed and revealed Amber's "relationship record" in those years. Avy also rarely interrupted. We all laughed and laughed all the way from Nantou to Taichung. [Conclusion: What I remember is relaxation, not shock] Looking back, Sun Moon Lake is not as "spectacular" as imagined. It does not have moments that make people stunned, but it has a wonderful ability to "keep you". When you walk by the lake, you will want to slow down; when you sit in the cable car, you will suddenly find that you are afraid of heights but can't bear to close your eyes; you order a cup of fruit tea in front of the stall and can sit for an hour and do nothing. So what I remember most about this trip is not the check-in landmark, but the moment when the cable car flew in the air and there was a transparent world under my feet. That was the first time in my life that I felt that I was "really in Taiwan" and "on the road". Sun Moon Lake is not a scenery for you to conquer. It is a place for you to "relax, soar, but still land steadily". It was my first time here, so I didn’t take many photos, but I remembered the scenery under my feet, and the voices of those who laughed and said “my feet are weak but the scenery is amazing” when we took the cable car together. #7月發文留言活动2025 #台湾
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Posted: Jul 15, 2025
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