Wanhua antiquarian Ke Te-lung explains that homelessness has long been a problem in the district, but in the past the homeless were hidden in the dark alleys between vendors. Now that the market has gone they've been left with nowhere to hide, exposed to the sideways glances of the general public.
萬華文史工作者柯得隆解釋，萬華遊民存在歷史已久，不過以往大多隱身在公園舊攤商之間的陰暗巷弄中，現在攤商盡去，無處躲藏下，反而「曝光」在市民穿梭的開放空間中，因此引來更多側目。