Qualla: Liyu Lake https://qualla.com/liyu-lake en-us © 2026 Bendyline Thu, 23 Jul 2026 20:34:18 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/w/s/q/2/liyu-lake-wp/hero-small.webp Qualla: Liyu Lake https://qualla.com/liyu-lake Liyu Lake: Introduction https://qualla.com/liyu-lake/ Photo credit vegafish, vegafish in zh-wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5. Every April, thousands of fireflies rise above Liyu Lake after dark, flashing across the surface of water that reflects the mountains surrounding it. It is a phenomenon that draws visitors to Shoufeng Township specifically for those few weeks — and then keeps them longer than expected. The lake is patient. It does not need to announce itself.

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]]> Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/s/q/2/liyu-lake-wp/wsq2-liyu-lake-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Liyu Lake: The Lake and the Mountain It Shares a Name With https://qualla.com/liyu-lake/ Photo credit darrenlmh, CC BY 2.0. Liyu means carp in Mandarin, and the lake earned the name not from any single legend but from the fish that have always lived in its water. The name came first from Liyu Mountain, the ridge that rises beside the lake's western edge — the mountain named for its shape, the lake nam...

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]]> Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/s/q/2/liyu-lake-wp/wsq2-liyu-lake-the-lake-and-the-mountain-it-shares-a-name-with.mp3 0:06 2 full Liyu Lake: A Path That Goes Around https://qualla.com/liyu-lake/ Photo credit Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0. The lake has a single-lane bicycle path that circles its entire shore — roughly 5 kilometers of paved trail that follows the water's edge through shade and open stretches and back again. Cyclists pass through sections where the forest presses close to the path, then opens to view...

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]]> Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/s/q/2/liyu-lake-wp/wsq2-liyu-lake-a-path-that-goes-around.mp3 0:06 3 full Liyu Lake: Fireflies and Changing Seasons https://qualla.com/liyu-lake/ Photo credit 張子宜, CC BY-SA 3.0. April is the month to come to Liyu Lake if you want to see the fireflies. Thousands of them rise from the lakeside vegetation after dark, their bioluminescent flashes synchronizing and drifting across the water. The species that produce the most spectacular displays prefer the hu...

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]]> Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/s/q/2/liyu-lake-wp/wsq2-liyu-lake-fireflies-and-changing-seasons.mp3 0:06 4 full Liyu Lake: Between the Coast and the Valley https://qualla.com/liyu-lake/ Photo credit Jaujyh, CC0. Liyu Lake sits in Shoufeng Township, roughly 15 kilometers south of Hualien City along the edge of the East Rift Valley. This puts it at a geographic crossroads: the Pacific Ocean and its dramatic cliffs are minutes to the east, while the valley floor opens westward toward the mo...

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