Snapshots
Grand channel
November 20, 2015
The 2,800-meter-long, NT$6 billion (US$186 million) Yuanshanzi Flood Diversion Channel in Ruifang District, New Taipei City, is revealed to the media for the first time Nov. 19 by the Water Resources Agency. Since 2005, this channel has diverted the Keelung River 33 times and helped keep the 8 million residents of Taipei, New Taipei and Keelung Cities above water. (CNA)