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Shuishe Pier is another of Sun Moon Lake's four major piers and serves as a key point for lake tours. It is a bustling tourist hub with concentrated hotels, restaurants, and shops. The pier area features a waterside promenade, a cycling path, The Lalu, Church of the Gesù, and Meihe Garden. The Shuishe Pier Plaza often hosts various performances and events.

Chaowu Pier is one of the four major piers at Sun Moon Lake and is an ideal spot for sunrise viewing when looking eastward. Due to the unique climate, terrain, and hydrology, the lake is often shrouded in mist during early mornings. The scene is especially enchanting as the rising sun illuminates the mist, earning Chaowu Pier the reputation as "Shuishe Morning Mist," one of the eight famous views of Sun Moon Lake.

The waterfront platform is used as an open-air small performing space. Set in this flat area, the wave-shaped platform symbolizes a flying dragon. To allow visitors get near the water, the platform is equipped with hallowed fences. In high-tide hours, visitors can feel the rhythms of water and the mists of it. Other than watching waterfront farm fields, visitors can also observe Ci’en Pagoda, Qinglong Mountain, and Erlong Mountain afar.

Wenwu Templeis a large and imposing structure, with three separate halls. On the second floor of the front hall is a shrine devoted to the First Ancestor Kaiji and the God of Literature; the central hall is devoted to Guan Gong, the God of War, and the warrior-god Yue Fei; the rear hall is dedicated to Confucius. In addition to Confucius, there are also statues of his disciples, Mencius and Zihsih.

Due to their precarious height, the Year-of-Steps are nicknamed the “Stairway to Heaven”. There are 366 ascending steps, each representing one day of the year. The climbing of this entire stairway symbolizes the passing of a year. A date is carved on each of the stone steps, along with the names of internationally famous people who were born on the corresponding date.