But the transportation costs of transporting the east's stone and soil west are extravagant. In his term of office, former provincial governor Chiu Chuang-huan suggested building a stone pier at Pali in Taipei, moving the rocks by boat from Hualien Harbor. But this met the resistance of Pali residents who said it would destroy the scenery, and the plan died in the womb.
但「東砂西運」陸路運費過於可觀；前任的省主席邱創煥在位時，曾提議在台北八里設砂石碼頭，由花蓮港以船運舶過去，卻遭八里人以破壞景觀為由反對而胎死腹中！