New construction of buildings and roads is a continual danger to the city's treasured historical architecture. Tainan County is wide and level, with an area of approximately 68 miles. With the sea on one side and fertile plains on the other, Tainan has long been favored as both a fishing and agricultural center. Its fishery fleet brings in more than 30,000 tons of fish per year.
布行多半毗鄰並列，一家挨著一家，又都是那種瘦瘦長長、幽幽深深的老式房屋，由堂前向內望，二側排滿一卷卷的布匹，中間則是張已磨得光亮的長桌，其上有刻痕可直接用來量布，老闆則悠閒地坐在桌後，等待生意上門，靜謐得不像商店。