Slowly, though, the area's people began to understand the value of a good education, and permitted their children to attend classes at Hu Shan's two branches, at Hu Tian and at the Hot Springs.
後來隨著國民教育的普及，山區民眾逐漸瞭解讀書的重要，紛紛讓孩子入學讀書，又在湖田和泉源兩地分別設立湖山國小湖田分校和泉源分校，使山區小孩上學路程縮短。