At 1: 47 a.m. on September 21, 1999, Taiwan was hit by its most powerful earthquake in 100 years. Over 2,000 people died, and tens of thousands lost their homes. After the quake, everyone put aside political and social divisions and came to each other's aid, volunteering money and services.
民國八十八年九月二十一日凌晨一時四十七分，台灣發生本世紀以來最嚴重的地震，兩千多人在瓦礫堆中失去了生命，數萬人在轟然巨響中失去了原本幸福溫暖的家園。