A small, bright pearl In 1914 Taiwan had already been a Japanese colony for nearly 20 years. The economy was making steady strides, and the colonial government was gaining stability. Meanwhile, city governments around Taiwan were embarking on transportation infrastructure projects.
美鑽雖小一九一四年，台灣在日本殖民統治下已經過了快二十年時光，經濟逐漸發展，政治漸趨穩定，台灣的各種市政、交通建設亦如火如荼地推展。