Every year since, residents of the area have held shui zang ceremonies to help the "water ghosts" get to paradise. Shui zang ceremonies are normally very private affairs, but in the Chinhu area as a result the disaster they developed into a huge community event. Chinhu is the only place in Taiwan where shui zang ceremonies are carried out on a large scale.
於是，每年農曆六月初七到初八，金湖港都要舉行超渡水魂的「牽水」祭典，這台灣唯一可見的大型水祭典，有著一段令人不忍回顧的過往… …