Some 46,000 potted plants were set out to adorn the city's main thoroughfares, accompanied by a sea of flags that snapped briskly in the wind. Faithful lampposts and weather-beaten statues shared in the joyous atmosphere by sporting fresh coats of paint.
負責美化市容的台北市政府工務局公園處，將自行栽培的四萬六千盆花草，佈置在市區內幾條主要道路上，伴著旗海，搖曳生姿；長年辛勞、守候路旁的燈柱子，以及公園內颳風淋雨的銅像雕塑，也都為它們漆上「新裝」，分享過節的喜悅。