Radio Taiwan International 
Date: 26 March, 2019
By: Shirley Lin

Sea of clouds seen at Dalunshan

Taiwanese tourists love traveling high into the island’s mountains for the chance to admire clouds from above. Low, thick layers of clouds that can be viewed from mountainsides this way are called “seas of clouds” in Chinese.

But while “seas of clouds” form on many Taiwanese mountainsides, one mountain here stands above the rest with a multicolored cloud spectacle.

This is the season when northeasterly winds blow around Dalunshan Mountain in central Taiwan. The wind gusts bring with them something magical- a colorful sea of clouds dotted with yellow and purple lights.

The clouds form as humidity moves in, brought by northeasterly winds and a cloud system from southern China. The sea of clouds results when the cloud system meets up with a cold front. Meanwhile, the lights come from buildings and give the clouds colorful hues as they pass on into the night.    [FULL  STORY]