The Sun Moon Lake Ropeway () is a

gondola lift A gondola lift is a means of cable transport and type of aerial lift which is supported and propelled by cables from above. It consists of a loop of steel wire rope that is strung between two stations, sometimes over intermediate suppo ...

in Yuchi Township,

Nantou County Nantou is the second largest County (Taiwan), county of Taiwan by area, located in the central part of the country. It is also the only non-coastal county in Taiwan. Its name derives from the Hoanya people, Hoanya Taiwanese aborigines, Taiwanese ...

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

History

The construction of the ropeway took around 18 months. On 14 December 2009, it passed the inspection of

Nantou County Government The Nantou County Government () is the local government of Nantou County, Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies ...

. The soft opening of the ropeway to the public was done on 28 December 2009 and the official opening was carried out on 31 March 2010.

Geology

The ropeway runs through two Buji mountains with an altitude of 996 meters and 1,044 meters.

Stations

The ropeway consists of two stations, which are Sun Moon Lake Station and Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village Station.

Sun Moon Lake Station

Nantou-County Taiwan Sun-Moon-Lake-Ropeway-02

The Sun Moon Lake Station is located at the edge of

Sun Moon Lake Sun Moon Lake ( zh, t=, p=Rìyuè tán, poj= ; Thao language, Thao: ''Zintun'') is a lake in Yuchi, Nantou, Yuchi Township, Nantou County, Taiwan. It is the largest body of water in Taiwan. The area around the lake is home to the Thao people, o ...

. The station spans over an area of 3.74 hectares.

Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village Station

The Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village Station at the entrance of Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village.

Technical specifications

The ropeway consists of 16 supporting towers. It has a 1,877 meters of path length and 1,925 meters of total length. The gondola consists of red, yellow and blue colors, which represent the sun, moon and lake respectively. It has a total of 86 cars with maximum carrying capacity of 3,000 passengers per hour.

Safety features

The ropeway has self-propelled emergency vehicles in the event of an emergency. It is also equipped with high extension detection device to automatically adjust its cable tension.

References

External links

* {{Official website, url=https://www.ropeway.com.tw/index.aspx?lang=US 2009 establishments in Taiwan Gondola lifts in Taiwan Tourist attractions in Nantou County Transport infrastructure completed in 2009