With the exception of Kuanghua island, Sun Moon Lake was undamaged by the earthquake. Taiwan Power did lower the level of the lake to reduce the chance of a dam break, exposing sandbars in the water bird park, but the wading birds and the new-grown reeds only make the view all the more beautiful.
其實日月潭的觀光路線在九二一後，除光華島坍塌，其他完全沒有受損，甚至台電為避免水壩潰堤，特意降低日月潭水位，也讓水鳥公園的沙洲浮出水面，蘆葦與水鳥相映成趣，反而更美。