Dr. Sun once described his village in this way: "back to the mountains, sitting by the sea, the land being mostly sandy and of poor quality, not useful for planting, so the people of the village wander in all directions ...." Like most small villages in southern Kwang-tung, Tsuiheng was a primarily agricultural village, producing mainly rice and peanuts.
國父曾經形容故鄉「負山濱海，地多砂磧，土質磧劣，不利於耕，故鄉之人多遊賈於四方… …」。