2024-04-16 12:14:08
2024-04-16 20:14 United Daily News reporter Lai Xiangshan/Nantou real-time reporting
The western section of the Ren’ai Neng High Crossing Trail in Nantou is a popular hiking route. Recently, some mountaineers discovered that the famous landmark of the route, the “Eight Benchmarks of Light” monument, was suspected to have been severely shaken by the Hualien earthquake. The monument was damaged and there are safety concerns. Taipower said that at this stage, it is difficult to transport machinery and materials up the mountain, and it may be difficult to repair them in the short term, and it called on people to maintain a safe distance.
The western section of the Nengao Crossing National Trail is a popular mountaineering route in China. The Tianchi Villa on the route is known as the “five-star mountain house” and has well-known landmarks such as Guangyu Babiao, Baishi Pond, and Wanli Pond. Among them, Guangyu Villa is The Eight Tables Monument is located at the junction of Nantou and Hualien, 2,800 meters above sea level. It commemorates the pioneering work of the early East-West Transmission Line project in Taiwan.
The Monument of Eight Light Quilts was built in 1953. Former President Chiang Kai-shek personally inscribed the eight characters “Eight Tables of Light Quilt, Benefit People’s Livelihood” on the monument. “Eight Tables of Light Quilt” faces east, “Benefiting People’s Livelihood”. Facing west, it shows that through the transmission of electricity, “power is sent from the east to the west”, and the light is brought to the surface of the earth in all directions, which facilitates the development of the city and lays the foundation for civilized life.
However, the “Light by Eight Tables” monument was struck by lightning in 2006. The upper part of the monument was severely damaged, and the characters “光” and “利” fell off as a result. At that time, many mountain friends reported that the landmark was damaged, and Taipower Repairs were carried out to restore the original appearance as much as possible. Unexpectedly, the 71-year-old “Guanggui Babiao” was reported to be damaged once more.
Hualien was hit by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake on the 3rd. At that time, some people filmed the “Eight Tables of Light” monument shaking violently due to the strong earthquake. It felt like it was regarding to collapse. The stones on the monument were constantly being shaken off, so the video was posted. Go online and remind the monument that the damage may be serious, call on mountain friends to pay attention to safety when approaching it, and hope that relevant units will investigate and repair it.
In this regard, the Taiwan Central District Power Supply Office stated that personnel will be dispatched to investigate the damage to the monument in the near future. However, because the western section of Nengao Crossing Road had suffered severe collapse in many places before the Hualien earthquake, it must be bypassed to pass through. The strong earthquake The condition of the back trail is even worse. At this stage, it is difficult to transport machinery, equipment and materials up the mountain, so it may be difficult to repair it in the short term.
The well-known landmark “Eight Benchmarks of Light” monument on Nengao Crossing Road is suspected to have been damaged by the Hualien earthquake. Taipower calls on people who go up the mountain to stay safe… Damaged by the earthquake, Taipower calls on people going up the mountain to stay safe…
As the current damage status of the “Eight Tables of Light” monument is unknown, Taipower stated that due to the tall monument, it is recommended that the public keep a distance of more than 3 meters from it for safety reasons. In addition to dispatching personnel to conduct inspections in the near future, Taipower will also coordinate The Nantou or Hualien branch of the Forestry Department under the jurisdiction of this route can assist in repairing the trails and mountain villas if there are any.
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