Not only the Chingshui River, but all the rivers and streams in eastern Taiwan have one "special feature" in common, which becomes more obvious the farther downstream you go: The river beds are as high as "a crane standing among chickens," higher than the dikes, higher than the bridges, even higher than the homes on the two sides.
不只是清水溪，今天東部河川有一個共有的「特殊景觀」，且愈往下游愈明顯﹘ ﹘河床「鶴立雞群」，不僅高過堤防、高過橋面、甚至高過兩岸住家。