Many of the pathways and buildings have been restored to their traditional appearance, but because of the village's function as the commercial and administrative center of Nankan, it contains a mixture of both old and new.
比起芹壁的荒涼與雍容，南竿牛角村就有人味多了。這裡聚落的整建較早，許多步道、屋舍都已按古式整修過，但因位居南竿政經中心，新舊房屋交雜。