It has long been common in Taoyuan for people to make communal use of these ponds, which often serve as the focal point around which a sense of community grows up.
許多桃園人打從有記憶開始，住家與稻田、晒穀場間就有一窪水塘，幾戶人家共用一座水塘，也結成緊密的人際與社區關係。