Tu Ming-hai, a 64-year-old resident of the village, says that his father used to grow Citronella to make Citronella oil, supporting his family and acquiring wealth through the fruits of his own labor. Tu remembers that at that time all the Citronella oil was sold overseas. When prices were at their peak, the oil was in greater demand than gold on the commodities market.
現年六十四歲的居民涂明海說，他的父親早年就以種植香茅草、生產香茅油，白手起家而致富，他記得當時的香茅油都是外銷出口的，價格最好的時候，在期貨市場上比黃金還搶手。