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Love at "Sun Moon Lake"

&$ &$I fell in love with the lake at the first sight, for its pure blue color and vast expanse of water. (CRI online Photo)&$&$ With an area of 7.93 square kilometers, the "Sun Moon Lake" is located in Nantou County in the middle of Taiwan Island. It... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Wed, Nov 04 2009

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