Lin Heng-tao, an elderly historian, agrees. In his view, the banks of the Tamsui contain countless relics from an earlier age. "If they were made use of properly, they could increase the Tamsui's tourist value and help young people appreciate our intimate historical ties with the river."
熟諳史蹟的老前輩林衡道很贊成這個看法，在他眼裡，淡水河兩岸，保存了不少先民開發台灣時留下來的痕跡，「如果好好利用，一定能增加淡水河的觀光價值，也可以讓年輕人直接感受到，我們與河水血脈相連的感情」，他說。