After local people began to gather here in large numbers, the "Fangliao Good Life Society" was established to promote artistic and literary events in the community. A resounding success, in 1998 the site was voted a national model for the improvement of urban landscapes.
地方各路人馬在此聚集，進而組成了「枋寮生活文化促進會」，致力提倡社區藝文活動，成績斐然，並在一九九八年獲選為全國城鄉新風貌改造示範地點。