Teng Hsiang-yang enjoys close relations with the aborigines, which is why researchers and graduate students interested in studying the Austronesian tribes of central Taiwan always come to Puli to seek Teng's help.
由於鄧相揚與原住民族群往來密切，凡是研究中部地區南島民族的研究員、研究生，一定到埔里找鄧相揚協助。