At about 4 p.m. on April 4, more than 30 Jingying Hotel employees who were trapped in the Zhongheng Highway Tunnel on Line 8 in Taroko Station due to the strong earthquake in Hualien were rescued.

There were obvious signs of landslides on the mountains on both sides of Liwu River. Chen Weihua, manager of the hotel safety department, told reporters the thrilling moment when the vehicle he was riding in was hit by a falling rock on the morning of the 3rd. He described his current mood as "resurrected from the dead"