The Monkey Corps rallied from the Yilan Railway Station today, and tomorrow they climbed the Nanhu Mountain to raise the national flag and sing the national anthem.

(Photo by reporter Jiang Zhixiong)

[Reporter Jiang Zhixiong/Yilan Report] The Monkey Corps, composed of a group of long-distance runners, initiated a run for the Double Tenth National Day. It started from Yilan Railway Station at 10:00 this morning. It is expected to take 24 hours to climb the Nanhu Mountain at 10:10 a.m. tomorrow. Raise the national flag and sing the national anthem on the main peak at an altitude of 3,742 meters to celebrate the country's happy birthday in an alternative way.

In 2019 and 2020, the Monkey Corps ran for the Double Tenth National Day. It ran from the Yilan Railway Station to the Snow Mountain. It was suspended last year due to the epidemic. This year, it was replaced by the challenge of Nanhu Mountain. 20 people participated. Run the ranks and cheer them on.

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It has been raining torrentially in Yilan County for the past few days. The members of the Monkey Corps are not afraid of the wind and rain. After gathering from Yilan Railway Station this morning, they set off along the Taiwan 7th line and the Taiwan 7A line (Zhongheng Yilan branch line) all the way, crossing the junction of Yilan and Taichung , enter the mountain at the Shengguang Mountain Pass near Siyuan Pass, and continue to run at night. I hope to reach the main peak of Nanhu Mountain at 10:10 in the morning to raise the flag. After the flag is raised, go down the mountain and return to Shengguang Mountain Pass to disband.

The members of the Monkey Corps are all domestic long-distance runners. Take Lin Qinghua as an example. He is the champion of the 2018 Dongshanhe Super Horse and the 2021 Nanheng Super Horse. This trip is mainly to celebrate the Double Tenth National Day and for future international super horse events Warm up for battle.

Lin Qinghua, a native of Yilan County, said that the team members put on specially designed team uniforms and celebrated the Double Tenth National Day in their own way. Although the journey was difficult, they would make unremitting efforts to overcome the difficulties and celebrate on the high mountain of more than 3,700 meters. Happy Birthday to the Republic of China.

The head of the Monkey Corps, Lin Qinghua, and all the members appeared in specially designed team uniforms.

(Photo by reporter Jiang Zhixiong)

The Monkey Corps started from Yilan Railway Station and headed towards Nanhu Mountain.

(Photo by reporter Jiang Zhixiong)