Surveys show that over 40 % of students who make Tunghai their first choice do so because they long for the elegant surroundings. Meanwhile thousands of newlyweds stage their wedding photographs there each year, and for the more than 50 years since the school's founding more than 100,000 tourists have visited the grounds annually.
據調查，第一志願選擇東海的學生，40 % 以上是因為嚮往優美的校園；一年中有數千對新人到東海拍婚紗照；創校五十多年來，每年總有超過 10 萬人來東海遊覽。