Following in the tourists 'wake came merchants, scholars and officials who brought with them material civilization which caused changes in the islanders' lifestyles.
隨著交通工具的發達與台灣居民生活水準的提高，愈來愈多的遊客、商人、學者、官員乘著飛機或輪船，抵達這個小島，有意或無意的輸入現代物質文明，使得蘭嶼的文物景觀，產生前所未有的變化。