Using fluid grass-style calligraphy, Taichung mayor Jason Hu described the strip of land as being both light and dense, close and diffuse. Expressing the hope that visitors would find "the sight of grass an enlightening experience, he rechristened the area" the path of grassy enlightenment. "
市長胡志強以書法「行草」墨色，形容這塊空間中有濃有淡、有密有疏的氛圍，希望未來大家可以「見草悟道」，因此命名為「草悟道」。