Ilan folk call this kind of traditional farmhouse a "bamboo fence" house. Along with being able to lift one's head and see Kuishan Island from anywhere on the Lanyang Plain they figure among Ilan people's deepest memories.
這樣的傳統農舍，宜蘭人慣稱為「竹圍仔」，與蘭陽平原上，抬頭一望就可看到的龜山島一樣，是宜蘭人最深刻的記憶。