Since its establishment in 1977 the center has been used by some 160,000 people, while those making one-day trips to Hsitou total more than 2 million.
名建築師漢寶德採用竹、木、石作為建材，沒有使用水泥和鋼筋，因此整個中心都顯得極其拙樸、自然，具有濃郁的原始風味。