After typhoon Nelson went through last August, over 1,000 people covered the banks of the Liwu, their sleeves rolled up, their eyes wide, looking for glittering pieces of gold among the sand.
去年八月，尼爾森（Nelson）颱風前腳剛走，第二天立霧溪旁赫然冒出一千多人。他們捲起袖子，張大眼睛，在溪畔沙粒中仔細翻找，翻找一顆顆亮閃閃的金砂。