The bright sun shine and gentle breeze made it an ideal day for an outing. There had been rumblings in Taiwan for some time about making Saturdays a day off. Government agencies such as the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) and the Central Personnel Administration (CPA) investigated, planned and then repeatedly fine-tuned the policy.
這是政府實施隔周休二日制度（每月第二、四周的周六全日放假）的首次假日，天公破例賞光，寒流暫停，冬陽露臉，一派風和日麗好出遊的景象。