Others leave Taihsi to find work elsewhere, sending a large part of their earnings home. "People here as children learn to struggle with the sea, the wind, and the salty soil, which makes for patient, steadfast personalities," comments Taihsi district supervisor Wu Chen-chin.
因為生活苦，不少台西人往外地發展，賺錢補貼家用。「從小要與海、風、鹽土搏鬥，得有吃苦耐勞、不服輸和看得開的個性」，台西鄉長吳振欽說。