Over the years, the sanatorium has grown into a unique community. In the view of Wu Rwei-ren of the Institute of Taiwan History: "The involvement of youth in public issues has never flagged. The form of their participation has simply changed in response to changing social conditions."
「年輕人投入社會參與及公共事務的力量其實一直沒有消失，只是運動形式上已隨時代脈動而改變，」長期關注台灣學生運動發展的中研院台灣史研究所助理研究員吳叡人如此表示。