The special nature of a mountainous area in the past made it difficult for agriculture to get a foothold on the east coast. But a by-product of the slopes today is to open up the road for them: "People often open production roads, and go up the mountains to plant day lilies, mushrooms, betelnuts, tea.
多山的特質，使過去東海岸農業一直欲振乏力，今天坡地副產物則大行其道，「民眾常自己叫怪手開產業道路，上山種金針、香菇、檳榔、茶葉… …，抓不勝抓」，趙國昭說。