Locating at the northeast corner of Taiwan, I-Lan 宜蘭 county is facing the pacific Ocean on the east and surrounded by mountains on the west. The Great Snow Mountain separates I-Lan 宜蘭 and Taipei counties. Ko-Liau mountain is a relatively smaller mountain in the south of I-Lan. Fishing is an important industry at I-Lan county; interestingly the fish net used at I-lan is also called Ko-Laiu (菇竂).
The folks at I-Lan often says, "If Ko-laiu 菇竂 is on fire, then hope is all lost." It does not mean the 菇竂 mountain on fire. The word 菇竂 here means 'fish-net' ; not the 菇竂 mountain. When the fish-net is on fire then hope is all lost because 'fish net' (魚網 ) has the same Taiwanese pronunciation as 'hope' (希望) and read as 'Hi-Bang'. This phrase appears even more appropriate for I-lan fisherman whose livelihood is dependent on the fishnet.
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