But the people of Kungkuan do not quit easily. Although their rice fields are disappearing, the only jujube grove in all of Taiwan still stands as gloriously as ever, while the sight of glistening green yam leaves rustling in the wind has become a new visual symbol for Kungkuan.
但公館人不服輸、不認命，稻田雖然漸失，全省唯一大量種植的紅棗林卻欣欣向榮、迎風搖曳，綠油油的芋頭田也已成了公館的新興景觀。