Three Pools Mirroring the Moon
What the experts agree on
Three Ming-era stone pagodas off the island's shore create the iconic moon reflections the site is named for—especially magical during September's Mid-Autumn Festival when lanterns light the pagodas' windows, best reached by leisure boat from the
“During the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, held in the middle of September, lanterns are lit in the pagodas, creating the reflections that give the island its name.”
– Fodor's
"Three small towers in the water on the southern side of the island; each has five holes that release shafts of candlelight on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival." Full review