Back in the days of wooden ferries, the journey from Taiwan to Hsiao Liuchiu used to take about an hour and a half. But ferry operators used to cram people, livestock and seafood all onto the same boat.
早年木造船時代，過海一趟要一個半鐘頭，船家為了省事，連人帶牲畜、魚貨一起運送，薰天臭氣加浪濤顛簸，令人視「過港」為畏途。