As the various groups in Taiwan intermingled, they learned from each other, so that, for instance, the people of Maopuwei learned thatch-weaving techniques from the indigenous Atayal people, while the Atayal began using more rot-resistant thatch grass in place of Themeda triandra.
而在不同族群相互融合，彼此「偷學步」之後，像是茅埔圍的漢民族學會了泰雅族的編花捆綁技巧，泰雅族則以防腐性較佳的茅草替代菅草。