There is indeed an interesting relationship among temple, tree and people. Old trees under threat from road widening projects are often spared the chainsaw by the intervention of local people, because of their status as spirits.
廟、樹、人之間，關係的確有趣，像許多老樹，在道路拓寬時，常因「神」的身分，被鄉民力保而免遭砍伐，有時卻因人們祭拜，而在有意無意中，傷害了老樹。