The dusty wind, which in the past reddened eyes and cut into backs like a knife, has been tamed considerably by rows of coast swamp oaks and other trees planted by the county government.
上下學時，風沙打在身上好像刀割一樣，帽子也常被吹進池塘裡。「現在不會帽子滿天飛了啦！」郭崇岳說。廿多年前，縣政府在沿海和路旁種了一排排木麻黃，擋去不少風沙，十多年前，鄉裡的街道也鋪上了柏油。