In 1995, in response to the government's call to move industry to the East Coast, Tsai prepared to take his lead pipe processing company back to his hometown. In his boredom as he was waiting, Tsai took up a camera and started to take pictures all around the tribal village.
民國八十四年，本是為了響應政府「產業東移」政策，準備將精密鋁管加工廠遷回家鄉的蔡義昌，在無聊的等待日子裡，拿著攝影機在部落中到處亂晃，沒想到竟然就此觸動了自己塵封多年的故土情懷。