Thousands of people swimming at Sun Moon Lake will debut on September 20. Police have implemented clockwise traffic control and no parking measures around the lake.
On the day of the event, more than 50,000 bathers and tourists poured in. Jiji police announced traffic control and parking plans and called on passers-by to cooperate.
Quick Look
- The Sun Moon Lake Thousand People Swimming Ferry will be held on September 20, with an expected influx of 50,000 people.
- Jiji police announced that the Huantan Highway will implement clockwise one-way traffic control that day, with only two-way traffic from Peacock Garden to Jiulongkou.
- Roadside parking will be prohibited on many road sections from noon on the 19th to remind tourists to pay attention.
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Why It Matters
The Sun Moon Lake Swimming Crossing will be held on September 20 and is expected to attract more than 50,000 swimmers and tourists.
Thousands of people swam across Sun Moon Lake and the waterway line was visible on the lake. On the day of the event, traffic control around the lake was "clockwise". Only two-way traffic from Peacock Garden to Jiulongkou was open. (Photo by reporter Liu Binquan)
The Sun Moon Lake Swimming Ferry will be held by 10,000 people on September 20, when more than 50,000 swimmers and tourists will flood in. The Jiji Police in the jurisdiction will implement "clockwise" traffic control on the Huantan Highway that day. Only Peacock Garden to Jiulongkou will be "open in both directions". From noon on the 19th, roadside parking will be prohibited on many sections of Provincial Highway 21 from Jiulongkou to Xiangshan. Tourists are urged to pay attention to traffic control measures to avoid affecting the itinerary.
Jiji police said that from 6:00 on September 20 to the end of the event, the Huantan Highway from Chaowu Pier to Jiulongkou, and the intersection from Peacock Garden to Toushe Police Station will be one-way traffic control in a "clockwise" direction. However, the section from Wenwu Temple at Kowloonkou to Peacock Garden will be uncontrolled and will be open to two-way traffic. It is hoped that this will allow large tour buses carrying bathers to turn around and leave, speeding up the relief of Huantan traffic flow.
The police also said that from noon on the 19th, the day before the swim, to the end of the event on the 20th, roadside parking is prohibited on both sides of the road from Jiulongkou to Xiangshan section of the Huantan Highway, and also on both sides of the road from Lion Bell in Yuchi Township to Yuchi Junior High School. It is recommended that on the day of the swim, people can park their cars in the outer lane of Provincial Highway 21 from Jiulongkou to Yuchi City, and then walk to the launch point to avoid being fined for illegal parking.
The Sun Moon Lake swimming ferry with thousands of people adopts "clockwise" traffic control, and only two-way traffic from Peacock Garden Wenwu Temple to Kowloon Entrance is open. (Photo by reporter Liu Binquan)
Open Questions
- What is the actual traffic flow situation that day?
