Later, people from Chinsha and Chinning to the north started moving in, and thanks to the purchasing power of the troops stationed at Mt. Taiwu, Chungcheng Rd. and Fuhsing Rd.now bristle with two or three hundred stores--the local people call the shopping strip "Shanwai" or "over the mountain" --and Chinhu has become the latest area of prosperity on the island.
後來北方金沙、金寧鎮居民逐漸往此地遷移，加上太武山大批駐軍的消費能力，如今鎮上的中正路、復興路櫛比鱗次的二、三百家商店﹘﹘當地人總稱「山外」﹘﹘成為金門最繁華的地區。