Although Taichung is an industrial center, new emphasis has been placed on environmental protection, through measures such as construction of a new water treatment plant; on the other hand, some iron-working shops, for instance, still use traditional methods to forge iron bars.
新與舊，鬧與靜，兼容並蓄就生活景觀而言，西屯的工業區有現代環境保護觀念的產物﹘ ﹘設備新穎的汙水處理廠；南屯有傳統的打鐵店，用百年老灶燒軟要鎚打的鐵條。