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My Favorite Sights

  Smooth sands, turquoise sea - that is the scene you will always get in Seven Star Lake. The Seven Star Lake is located on the northeast shore of Hualien, whenever it comes to holiday, people will come visit the gorgeous shore. As you may have noticed, it wasn’t a lake, but a boundless sea.

When you step on the soft sands and feel the gentle sunlight warming your body, you feel that there’s nothing you can’t take easy in the world. And then all of a sudden, the sea breach out on the surface, hitting the beach like snow dropping from the sky, like flowers blossoming in winter, and like a mother soothing her child.

  One thing you can never forget to mention about Hualien is the night scene in Seven Star Lake. It’s said that the origin of its name is that you can easily see the “Big Dipper” here, in Chinese is “The Northern Seven Star”. At night the Seven Star Lake has a completely different view. It is all quiet, all peaceful, and all mysterious.

  Without the urban light pollution, thousands of stars are spread all over the sky. The stars are so clear and shine, that the sea is thus illuminated. The stars are so mysteriously beautiful, that you found yourself merge into the whole universe.

Surrounding the Seven Star Lake is a long bike trail which people can leisurely ride their bike while seeing the magnificent sight of the shore, or maybe even tasting a cup of delicious ice-cream or sausages that are popular in the place. In summer times there are also music or sport events held in the area that people can come and enjoy.

Beside the shore is a white light tower standing on a flat upland covered by grass, where you can see the whole view of the bay, the vast ocean, and the mountains on the northern side. Among the mountains is the railroad that connects Hualien with Ilan, the railroad that many have to take from time to time, but worthy, for that kind of view.

  The Seven Star Lake is a place that you must visit, it has the best sight day and night, summer and winter, a place that will always welcome you with its wonderful beauty. The Seven Star Lake is my favorite sight in Hualien.