spicygirl (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} spicygirl) wrote,@ 2007-10-07 14:45:00 |
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Sun Moon Lake
I told you before that two things about Taiwan that every mainlander knows: Sun Moon Lake and A Li Mountain. A few weeks ago, I made it to the first one: Sun Moon Lake. Our division had the annual manager meeting there on a Friday(it's a perk for working hard for a year). Luckily, I was recently transferred to this division because my boss was, due to some internal organization changes. So, I got to go and stayed at THE LALU, the best hotel in the area.
Considering the US$500/night, the check in process was a little bit disappointing. 3pm was the check in time, so the spouses had to wait for over two hours before getting in the room while we had our meeting. Nevertheless, the hotel room was huge and the view was magnificent. It has a living room, bedroom and a huge balcony with a day bed.
The Chinese name of the hotel is "Han Bi Building". It started as a luxurious residence built by a Japanese in 1916. Later, because of the project of the hydraulic power generation in the Sun Moon Lake, Han-Bi Building had to be rebuilt on another place. Afterwards, Chiang Kaishek chose it as his temporary villa and spent a lot of time there.
I guess PR really liked the hotel because he spent the entire time in the room while I went out on a tour around the lake to see the Ci En Pagoda and Xuan Zhuang Temple.
A shot from the balcony before I began my day trip around the lake.
Although many people told me that Sun Moon Lake is really nothing compared to all the big lakes in Mainland China, I have to say that I really liked it. It's a very beautiful place.
More pictures http://www.flickr.com/photos/chengdu_sp
I told you before that two things about Taiwan that every mainlander knows: Sun Moon Lake and A Li Mountain. A few weeks ago, I made it to the first one: Sun Moon Lake. Our division had the annual manager meeting there on a Friday(it's a perk for working hard for a year). Luckily, I was recently transferred to this division because my boss was, due to some internal organization changes. So, I got to go and stayed at THE LALU, the best hotel in the area.
Considering the US$500/night, the check in process was a little bit disappointing. 3pm was the check in time, so the spouses had to wait for over two hours before getting in the room while we had our meeting. Nevertheless, the hotel room was huge and the view was magnificent. It has a living room, bedroom and a huge balcony with a day bed.
The Chinese name of the hotel is "Han Bi Building". It started as a luxurious residence built by a Japanese in 1916. Later, because of the project of the hydraulic power generation in the Sun Moon Lake, Han-Bi Building had to be rebuilt on another place. Afterwards, Chiang Kaishek chose it as his temporary villa and spent a lot of time there.
I guess PR really liked the hotel because he spent the entire time in the room while I went out on a tour around the lake to see the Ci En Pagoda and Xuan Zhuang Temple.
A shot from the balcony before I began my day trip around the lake.
Although many people told me that Sun Moon Lake is really nothing compared to all the big lakes in Mainland China, I have to say that I really liked it. It's a very beautiful place.
More pictures http://www.flickr.com/photos/chengdu_sp
