The recently completed Tamshui Orbital Road follows the course of the Tamshui river. Although the river is dirty and unappreciated, in a few more years it could be revived and then the orbital road will certainly detract from the riverside scenery.
近來完工的淡水河外環道路，沿著淡水河而過，雖然因為河流髒臭，乏人賞景，但再過幾年，淡水河真能整治完成，環狀道路將減低河岸景觀的可看與可親性。