The work done by the Association has been very practical, and there is little of the empty talk often associated with literati. They held a cleanup campaign to get the residents to sweep up the garbage.
文化協會所做的事還算踏實，少了文人愛空談的毛病，他們曾經發起清潔九份的活動，要求九份居民大家一起來清掃垃圾。