"The result was that people laughed at us and said we were crazy," says Hung Chih-sheng, a founder of the Association and also the owner of the renowned "Chiufen Tea House." They still swept the streets, and even helped the people who ridiculed them.
「結果有人笑我們神經」，文化協會成員、也是著名「九份茶坊」老闆的洪志勝說，他們還是照常掃街，甚至幫嘲笑他們的人清掃。