It is a December morning in 1998, not even 8: 00 a.m., and on the tree-lined streets of Chunghsing Village's Kuanghua and Kuangjung districts, already couples are posing for wedding pictures, and provincial government employees are making their way to work on shuttle buses or motorcycles.
一九九八年十二月，還不到八點鐘，南投中興新村光華、光榮里的林蔭大道上，已見趕來拍攝婚紗的佳偶，趕著上班的省府員工或搭交通車，或騎摩托車疾行。