They remained under the bridge, rebuilding rickety but cozy homes from the materials they were able to salvage from the rubble. Soon, a public bathroom, a community hall, and five or six homes rose again on the site. Those who had remained in the neighborhood to keep an eye on things after their forcible removal came back, and Amis friends and relatives from Hualien and Taitung came north to offer their support.
他們堅守橋下，撿拾破磚爛瓦，重建殘破但依然溫暖的家園；公廁、部落聚會所，以及五、六戶屋舍再次悄然蓋了起來，不但許多被迫搬離、實則仍在附近逗留觀望的族人又回來了，更有花蓮、台東的阿美族鄉親遠道前來打氣。