What results is the quite peculiar sight of lines of people on both sides of the stream all facing the land. If one was to ask one of the villagers why it is done in this way you may be greeted with the reply that it has always been done this way in Meinung, but the reason is historical and very practical.
外來客於此時發現了一個不尋常的現象﹘﹘一般人在河邊洗衣，總是面對著水流，而美濃婦人卻「反其道而行」。原來這種面對岸上、背對水流的洗衣方式，是其來有目的：