Respecting grassroots opinions Lin Mao-Hsien, director of the Lanyang Taiwanese Opera Company, who holds a doctorate in ethnology from the University of Paris and who organized the cultural activities, admits that for the believers the religious rites are the most important thing, while the intellectuals 'main concern is whether the temple fair can be used as a channel through which to promote artistic performances and attitudes.
策畫整體活動的蘭陽戲劇團執行長、留法的民族學博士林茂賢承認，信徒重視的是信仰的儀式，而文化人重視的是藝文活動、觀念能否藉由廟會的管道推動。