In 2000, Tsao Yuan-en, an avid gardener, was named a champion "Ilan greenifier." With her friends 'encouragement, she decided to let others enjoy her beautiful garden. And so she became the first person in her area to open a guesthouse. Flowers are a principal feature of Xinyuan.
民國 89 年，喜歡蒔花養草的曹菀芯榮獲「宜蘭縣家戶綠美化」冠軍，在朋友的鼓勵下，決定要與人分享她家的美麗花園，於是開社區風氣之先，經營民宿。