The salt makers, who have always lived with "their feet in the ocean and their head in the sun," suddenly became a displaced people without any means of support. Furthermore, because Salt Village is below sea level, it is prone to frequent flooding. The villagers had to move out, leaving their houses and temples behind.
一生腳踩大海、頭頂烈日的鹽民，頓時成了閒置人口，無以維生，加上鹽村低於海平面，經常遭遇水患，於是村民便留下房舍、神廟，陸續遷出。