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Taiwan Quick Take

■ Weather
Cold to stay until Thursday
Snow fell on the nation's highest peak yesterday as a wet cold front brought cold weather and showers, the Central Weather Bureau reported. The bureau's Yushan (玉山) meteorological station reported that the mountain received 0.1cm of snow in a 10-minute flurry in the early morning. Yushan, one of the most popular hiking destinations, was only reopened to the public on March 1 after an annual one-month closure aimed at allowing the environment and wildlife some time to recover from the influence of human activity. Bureau meteorologists forecast even colder weather today as the cold air mass from China becomes more and more powerful, and further snowfalls are predicted.

■ Festivals
Reflecting Hakka culture
The Council for Hakka Affairs held a meeting yesterday during which it asked designers, manufacturers and sales outlets to provide products reflecting Hakka culture to accompany this year's paulownia flower season, better known as the Tung Blossom Festival. The Paulownia flowers, found in the northern mountainous areas, will be in full bloom next month and in May. The white flowers have become a symbol of the Hakka people. The blooming season is celebrated every year with Hakka music and songs and other cultural traditions that reflect the Hakka people's way of life, their gregariousness, hospitality and hardworking spirit. Chuang Chin-hua (莊錦華), head of the Council for Hakka Affairs, told reporters that some 300 products related to Hakka culture are expected to be put on the market during the festival.

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