Over time, some of Kung's students went on to establish their own private studios. And thanks to the exceptional work done by Hsinchuang Elementary in promoting gourd carving and their continuing receipt of funding from the county government, they were able to open the Bocky Sculp Museum in 1999.
而新庄國小由於推廣瓠雕成績優異，也獲得縣府撥款補助，在一九九九年時成立了「葫蘆雕刻藝術館」，這項雕刻藝術成為社區總體營造的成功案例，也成為高雄縣「一鄉一特色」的典範，星期假日慕名前來參觀的人潮不斷。