Although our island is not large, its precipitous terrain causes the spring to walk with small steps from the plains towards the giddy peaks. From February when it first caresses Hengchun in the south, to June when it climbs above the snowline, spring wanders hesitantly along the mountain ridges. Among the highest crags the rhododendrons do not reach their full glory until May or June.
寶島雖小，地形的大幅度差異，讓春神的蓮步由台灣野地往陡峭的山峰上挪動，由二月早暖的恆春，到六月的雪線之上，春天在山巔上遲疑不去，各大高山絕嶺，到了五、六月，杜鵑花才開得最是令人驚豔。