"The main reason why some of the old buildings could be preserved as long as they have is because Anping has fallen on hard times," Tseng says. "We can thank its ill stars for that, at any rate." Anping is truly a far cry from what it once was.
「這些早期聚落的建築能大部分保留下來，主要是安平沒落了，因此沒有人打這個地方的主意」，曾國恩講師說：「這一點，真應該感謝上蒼的安排。」