There is also competition for honor and status. Higher and higher: "The situation of competition to see who can build higher in Taiwan today is very obvious," says Chang Meng-chen, editor-in-chief of a real estate journal. Every builder wants to build a so-called "landmark" structure, and "height is the easiest way to become a landmark," she says.
「現時台灣的建築互相在比高的情況很明顯」，一家房屋市場刊物主編張蒙珍表示，每個建築商都想在各地造出所謂「地標」性的建築物，「而高就是成為地標的最好方式」，她說。