In the 197O's, the villagers cut down the maple trees to plant mushrooms, bringing in considerable income. Hsinhua Village had the largest savings deposited at the Tawu Farmers 'Association of any hamlet in the area.
民國六十多年，居民砍楓樹、種香菇，收入很好，新化村民在大武農會的存款數居各村之冠。