The Siyuan Pass at the junction of Yilan and Taichung snowed and turned into a silvery white world.

(Photo provided by Chen Xijian)

[Reporter Jiang Zhixiong / Report from Yilan] The cold current hit, and the Siyuan pass at the junction of Yilan and Taichung dropped to sub-zero temperature. With enough moisture, it started to snow last night, and it turned into a silvery white world after dawn today.

It was snowing at Siyuan Pass, which attracted many people to chase the snow at night. Photographer Chen Xijian drove from Yilan City at 4:00 this morning, and went up the mountain along the Datong Township-Taiwan Line 7 (Zhongheng Yilan Branch Line), and arrived at an altitude of nearly 2,000 kilometers at 5:30. The Siyuan Pass, which is 10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000.

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After dawn, the temperature at Siyuan Pass was minus 2 degrees, and the ground covered about 2 centimeters of snow. The emerald green forest looked like it was dressed in silver and white clothes.

The Fourth District Maintenance and Engineering Office of the General Administration of Highways sent personnel to inspect the road conditions in the early morning. The road from Nanshan to Siyuan Pass on the Taiwan 7A Line was free of ice and snow, and it was open for normal driving.

Siyuan Pass snow scene.

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The beauty of the local winter is limited.

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The snow scenery of Siyuan Pass is too beautiful to behold.

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Frozen branches are like works of art.

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There was about 2 cm of snow on the ground.

(Photo provided by Chen Xijian)