title: Liyu Lake
text: # Liyu Lake
  
  The Liyu Lake or Carp Lake (traditional Chinese: 鯉魚潭; simplified Chinese: 鲤鱼潭; pinyin: Lǐyú Tán) is a lake in Chinan Village, Shoufeng Township, Hualien County, Taiwan.
  
  ## Name
  
  Liyu means carp in English where by the name, the lake has a lot of carps. The name itself originated from the Liyu Mountain beside the lake.
  
  ## Geography
  
  The lake is about 1.6 km in length and 930 meters in width, making it the largest inland lake in Hualien County with a total area of 104 hectares. The lake is located at the foot of Mount Liyu.
  
  ## Features
  
  After the development of the lake into a scenic spot, the lake becomes the site of various recreational activities, such as light boat sailing, water sports, etc. It has single lane bicycle path around 5 km encircling the lake and footpaths for strolling along the shore. The Chinan National Forest Recreation Area (Chinese: 池南國家森林遊樂區) and Mukumugi (Chinese: 慕谷慕魚) surrounding the lake displays the old logging trains and the logging displays and aboriginal culture respectively. Every year in April, thousand of fireflies flash above the lake.
  
  ## Transportation
  
  The lake is accessible by bus towards Shoufeng from Hualien Station of Taiwan Railways.
  
  