See, the area where I live is the intersection of Renai and Dunhwa roads. Everyday I walk around this huge roundabout, that has a huge garden of trees in the middle (which, sadly, you can't get to without some seriously dangerous jaywalking). Both Dunhwa and Renai are about 10 lanes wide, with two tree-lined medians down the centre. I think I've put on a picture before. I was wondering how I lucked out to live in such a green area.
So, according to Poagao's Journal:
I love Dunhua because it's full of trees, just like Ren-ai Road. The reason for this is supposedly that Chiang Kai-shek wanted to impress foreign dignitaries, who would arrive at Songshan Airport, drive down Dunhua and make a right onto Ren-ai to the Presidential Office. Those were basically their first impressions, so CKS wanted it to be of broad, tree-lined avenues.
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