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The Hanbi Trail begins at Meihé Park. Stretching about 1.5 km, the trail is gentle and winding, hugging the shoreline of the Hanbi Peninsula and threading through shaded trees and flowering plants—an easy route suitable for all ages. Its steps are built of plain, rustic stone. Beside the trail, below the Hanbi Building, stands a pier built exclusively for Chiang Kai-shek; a guard booth once kept the public away, but today the spot is a historic site. Walk here at dawn and you may see Taiwan barbets, Rufous-capped babblers, and Rufous-cheeked scimitar-babblers flitting among the trees. Reaching the lakefront pier, you can take in the full view of Ci’en Pagoda, Lalu Island, emerald mountains, and jade water. Yule Pavilion is the best vantage point for surveying the Qinglong mountain range and Lalu Island; look carefully and you can sense the geographic legend of the “azure dragon snatching the pearl.” A straight line—dubbed the “Happiness Line”—connects Lalu Island in the lake, Xuan Guang and Xuan Zang temples on Qinglong Mountain, and Ci’en Pagoda atop Shabalan Mountain; many visitors like to make wishes for happiness here. Along the trail grow fragrant shrubs such as osmanthus and gardenia, favorites of Madame Chiang. Gazing over Sun Moon Lake from the trail, the water lies like a mirror, reflecting hazy mountain hues in a scene of enchanting beauty. Chiang Kai-shek and his wife often strolled Hanbi Trail to admire the lake. The path has hosted numerous distinguished guests and occupies an important place in modern history.