2/01/2021
Lalu Island
I noticed from a higher place that Lalu Island, in Sun Moon Lake, is actually
moated. In Chinese, Lalu (拉魯) means "marinated," but it seems more likely the
word comes out of the Thao Aboriginal (邵族) language and is along the lines of
"do not forget this spirit-fested place." Most of the Thao homes and temples in
the area collapsed on September 21, 1999, as a result of a 7.3 scale earthquake. Whatever
structure(s) existed on Lalu Island then does not now. The Thao have also closed
the island to visitors.
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