Feel so great and excited to see this highway improvement! Thank you this photographer! My tears fallen down my cheek and could not stop. I left Taiwan in 1969 from Pingtung to the USA, but between 1997 and 2001returned to Taiwan and worked in Mennonite Hospital in Hualien for almost 3 and half years. I love Hualien and the aborigines whom I have worked with. They called me Teacher Chen. I could not recall how many times I drove Tai-#9 highway back and forth Pingtung and Hualien to see my parents (no more) and back to work. I had to drive slow, watched for bumpy roads and potholes (in California, most of the high speed limited is up to 70 miles =105 Km, compare to 60 Km in Taiwan). I love Taiwan! God bless Taiwan! Make sure the freedom of speech to continue and enjoy your lives without fears of Communists controls and spying you constantly!