The seas around the Penghu archipelago turn choppy in winter with the arrival of the northeast monsoon. Shuttling back and forth between the big island of Penghu and the smaller islands of Chiangchun and Wang-an, the boat Kuangcheng rocks and lurches as it crashes through wave upon wave.
冬天的澎湖海面上並不平靜，強勁的東北季風颼颼地刮著，往來澎湖本島、二級離島將軍與望安的「光正號」，在海上搖搖晃晃地越過一個又一個浪頭。