Shanmei focused its tourism efforts around the Taiwan ku fish, and Hsinchu County's Smangus and Chenhsipao emphasized their virgin cypress forests. Then, to attract more visitors, they gradually added introductions to cultural history, meals of tribal cuisine, and homestays.
例如山美村以高山鯝魚，新竹縣司馬庫斯、鎮西堡以原始檜木林生態資源為主軸，後來又陸續加入了文史介紹、風味餐、民宿來留住旅客。