Looking at his industry, Lu noticed that when visitors came to Yingko, they usually just bought their ceramics then left; they didn't interact with the town at all. The situation was exacerbated by the attitude of local firms, many of which were unwilling to let their customers look around for fear that they might pick up their trade secrets.
呂兆炘首先觀察到，很多人到鶯歌，買了陶瓷就走，和鶯歌當地沒有互動，而很多工廠也陷於「怕人學」的封閉想法，不願開放客戶參觀。