"The methods used for protecting Taiwan's coastlines are derived directly from the fortress mentality of the Japanese Occupation era," says Lin Yung-cheng, a technician at the Council of Agriculture.
「台灣海岸的保護方法，承襲自日據時代築城堡的觀念」，農委會技正林永德說，長期來，水利局只能在破碎的海岸，築城牆般垂直的海堤。