Floating Islands along the Shores of the Sun Moon Lake

Along the shore of the Sun Moon Lake, one can see floating islands with water-borne plants growing on the islands. The purpose of the floating islands is to damp waves (caused by the boats) so that the damages of the waves to the shores are at minimal. The floating islands are made by tying together several buckets together and by covering those buckets with thin layers of soils on which water-borne plants such as ginger and taro plants.

Photos show some of the floating islands of the Sun Moon Lake.