In Taoyuan County in late September, the poinsettias, which should have been turning red, were still stubbornly green in their pots. With Christmas approaching, the flower farmers turned to the district agricultural improvement station for help.
在桃園縣，去年九月下旬即應轉紅的聖誕紅，卻一盆盆只見青綠，不見朱顏，眼看著耶誕腳步逼進，花農只得向農業改良場求救。