Lai Chun-ta, Hualien's director of tourism, says newly constructed wooden cabins can be found all over and, if you want to spend the money, you can build a five-star hotel, but only in Hualien can you find Japanese houses with their 80 years of history. "How many things are there around that are 80 years old?"
花蓮糖廠觀光事業部主任賴俊達表示，新蓋小木屋到處都有，五星級大飯店也是花錢就能打造，但是這樣有著 80 年歷史的日式宿舍，只有這裡有，「人生能有幾個 80 年？