An etude to the island coast

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Day 2

The Tropic of Cancer Marker in Hualien

At Rueisuei in Hualien County, Dong encountered a young cyclist driving to meet his mother at Hualien. When Dong stopped to rest by the Tropic of Cancer Marker, he spent the night in the house of the cyclist’s mother. Dong was touched by the sadness of the single mother

The Tropic of Cancer, the circle marking the latitude at about 24 degrees north, is the Northern Hemisphere’s furthest location from the Equator that can experience the sun being directly overhead. Every June 22, the sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer.The Tropic of Cancer crosses through Shueishang, Chaiyi County, Rueisuei, Hualien County, and Fongbin.

Rueisuei’s Tropic of Cancer Marker was placed in 1933. At that time, it was placed west of Rueisuei Railway Station. In1981, due to widening work done by the Eastern Line Railway, the marker was moved to the Wuhe Terrace, and placed on Provincial Road No 9.

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