"When the sugar refinery closed up shop, it left behind a tremendous legacy, consisting of local culture and industry," explains Chiang. "Ingenuity is all that is needed to bring about economic benefits," such as converting the abandoned offices into a headquarters from which to direct community development and launching an international art village. The cool shade of the sugar refinery's rain trees is ideal for holding open-air performances.
「糖廠不生產糖後，留下龐大的地方文化和產業文化遺產，只要發揮創意，一樣能夠以各種方式做出經濟貢獻，」蔣耀賢認為，利用廢棄的辦公室作為社造辦公室、國際藝術村，糖廠的雨豆樹下就是最好的露天劇場表演場地。