Chen recalls that before 1961, the fields in Luku were still planted with a variety of crops, and in the middle of a tea plantation you might also find bananas or corn. In those days, you could get good money exporting bananas to Japan.
陳朝枝記得，民國五十年之前，鹿谷鄉的農田還是雜作，茶園裡兼種香蕉、玉米，當時台灣的香蕉大量銷往日本，價格頗俏。