Now that all the prosperity has left Yuli, the Chingshui, once a river that made it hard for people to leave, has not only lost its economic value but has also lost its "social value" --its value as a natural resource of the nation.
當玉里繁華落盡，一個曾經令人留戀的水域﹘ ﹘清水溪，不僅失去了經濟價值，也永遠失去了它身為自然資源國土保安的「社會價值」。