From the 1950s to the 1970s, the Circle thrived on a par with the Longshan Temple area, as is evidenced by an expression of the time, "The South has Longshan Temple; the North has the Circle."
1950 年代至 70 年代，圓環繁榮盛況與龍山寺齊名，號稱「南有龍山寺，北有圓環」。