As Taiwan has developed economically, its mound-shaped Earth Lord altars have gradually disappeared from the landscape, partly because people pitied the poor god stuck outdoors exposed to wind and rain, and partly because worshippers wanted more convenience.
隨著經濟發展，一來顧念這樣露天的土地伯公遭風吹雨打，二來也求祭拜方便，甚至是跟著流行，這樣土塚式的土地公壇日漸減少。