Author Hsieh Hung-wen at that time hosted a radio show in Taoyuan, and through long-term observation of community cultural and historical activities, his radio reports and personal participation bear witness to the government's "urban beautification" attempts, which ignored the practical needs of community residents and existing local cultural and historical heritage as it strong-armed the felling of an old tree and the renovation of the park.
作者謝鴻文當時在桃園先聲電台主持廣播節目，長期關注社區文史活動的他，透過節目報導與親身參與，見證了政府為求所謂的「美化市容」，罔顧社區居民的實際需求以及當地既有的文史遺產，強行砍掉老樹、改建新公園的整個過程。