Writer Li Ang wasn't bothered that she was unable to make it to the top this time. She figured this was a perfect foreshadowing of a future trip up the mountain when the azaleas would be in bloom. "I've traveled all over the world. I never imagined that the most beautiful spot was right here under my feet."
作家李昂對此行未能登頂不以為意，認為這是為下次杜鵑花開時再上玉山留下的最佳伏筆，「走遍世界各國，沒想到最美好的就在身邊。」