To this end he spent three years, visiting tens of remote primary schools that were going to close for lack of students, until he finally found the Baileng Primary School in Taichung. Not only did it meet all his criteria, Taipower was willing to rent him 1.8 hectares that had dormitories already built on it.
於是他花了 3 年走遍全台，造訪數十間面臨廢校命運的偏遠小學，終於找到台中和平鄉的白冷國小，不僅各種條件兼具，台電也願意出租占地 1.8 公頃的宿舍區。