Although some may hold the view that the rate at which Tunghsiao is developing is not fast enough, the townspeople nevertheless are confident, and at ease with the ways things are going. They take delight in nature, and are not so keen on the idea of an invasion by the material civilization from the city.
雖然有人認為，通霄前進的步伐不夠大、速度不夠快，但鎮民仍自信、坦然地過自己想過的日子。他們欣賞好山好水，不太願意讓都市工商業「侵入」；頂多想發展觀光，但也不太積極。