The idea was to beautify the road leading into the village from the Suao-Hualien Highway by painting the 231 cement traffic dividers with designs. But apart from the money being insufficient, it was also hard to get people to volunteer their manpower. Hence, he would use his time in the early morning before work and in the twilight after work to lead his wife and children out to paint.
「彩繪部落」的計畫也是過程曲折，該案是要把從蘇花公路進入村子的縣級道路加以美化，將路旁二百三十一個水泥安全島用油漆畫上圖案，除了經費不夠，需要張羅外，協會幹部也無暇幫忙，他便利用每天一大早和黃昏下班後，帶著老婆、小孩蹲在路旁畫畫。