"Feeling for the land doesn't grow out of looking at landscapes everyday. It comes from working together with it." Chung Yung-feng, director of the Meinung People's Association, says that the helpfulness and playfulness of the villagers are integral parts of his memories.
「對土地的感情，不是來自每天看山、看水，而是共同工作」，美濃愛鄉協進會總幹事鍾永豐說，那種相互幫忙、開玩笑的感情與氣氛，一直存在自己的記憶中。