There was once a plan to link a number of traditional courtyard-style farmhouses together on a tourist trail, during which it was revealed just how few actually remain in their original state.
農委會也曾計畫把台灣具有歷史的農舍作整理，希望以此聯結成一條觀光路線，一調查才發現，保存原樣的傳統四合院建築已經所剩不多了。