On the 2,000-meter-long Zhongheng Highway from above Ci'en to the Bilu Shenmu road, the trees and forests on both sides of the road have frozen and are covered with pure white rime. "It's like entering a crystal forest." The scenery is breathtakingly beautiful.

(picture provided by the public)

[Reporter Wang Jinyi/Hualien Report] For the first time in winter, the strongest cold current covers the whole Taiwan. Due to the dry and cold climate, there is no snowfall at the top of Hehuan Mountain. Today, the sun is still shining around Hehuan Mountain and Wuling above 3000 meters, but around 2000 meters. On the Zhongheng Highway above Ci'en to the Bilu Shenmu area, the trees and forests on both sides of the road have frozen and are covered with pure white rime. "It's like entering a crystal forest", the scenery is breathtakingly beautiful.

During the continuous holidays of the Spring Festival, there was a super cold current. Many tourists hoped for snow on the Zhongheng Highway on the Taiwan Line 8 to Hehuan Mountain and Dayu Mountain. However, this time the air mass was dry and cold, so there was no snow on the top of the mountain, but in the mid-altitude fog forest belt. Due to the relatively abundant water vapor, there is a rare "foggy" scenery this morning from above the Ci'en Mountains at an altitude of 1995 meters to the Bilu Shenmu area.

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The Maintenance and Engineering Department of the Fourth District of the General Administration of Highways pointed out that the high altitude of Zhongheng Highway is above 1500 meters and is affected by the cold current. And icing conditions, after inspection, the current road conditions are normal.

The cold current is still covering the whole of Taiwan. The Fourth District Maintenance and Engineering Office of the General Administration of Highways pointed out that in the event of large-scale icing or snow accumulation on the road surface, it is not ruled out to restrict the traffic of vehicles with snow chains, nor does it rule out the initiation of road closure control measures. Follow-up The latest road condition information will be released as soon as possible depending on the weather conditions on the alpine road section.

During the low temperature warning period, high mountain roads are prone to icy road conditions that will affect driving. Passers-by should try to avoid entering mountain roads and pay attention to road conditions at all times. Use the provincial road real-time road condition system of the General Administration of Highways to plan your itinerary and contingency measures in advance, and pay attention Listen to police radio traffic reports.

On the 2,000-meter-long Zhongheng Highway from above Ci'en to the Bilu Shenmu road, the trees and forests on both sides of the road have frozen and are covered with pure white rime. "It's like entering a crystal forest." The scenery is breathtakingly beautiful.

(picture provided by the public)