They are the "immigrants" who come in search of a proverbial unspoiled land, the modern equivalent of a Garden of Eden or a Peach Blossom Paradise. In Hsinchu for example, a decade or so ago about 20,000 people moved in both directions-into and out of Hsinchu-each year.
以新竹為例，十餘年來每年移入、移出人口多在兩萬人上下，但近年移入人口已超越移出人口。