Last summer, when Typhoon Herb swept through Taiwan, causing incalculable damage throughout Taiwan, the unharvested paddy in the area near Chuang Yu-long's farm was whipped so hard by the wind that nothing was left standing. But Chuang's own paddy was so tough and had such a good root system that after the storm, the plants were still standing upright.
去年夏天，賀伯颱風過境，造成全省難以估計的災害，莊玉隆家附近還來不及採收的稻田被吹得東倒西歪，而莊玉隆的稻田因為組織強壯、根系旺，颱風過後，稻桿仍然直挺。