At first the Hua Shan Forum was focusing its book donations on Hsiyu and the outer islands. The students in the Makung area didn't have books, and the teachers didn't think it was appropriate to ask the parents for more money, so they made do as best they could.
當初華山講堂的贈書計畫以澎湖離島和西嶼地區為主，馬公市區的小朋友沒有書籍，而老師不方便開口要家長買書，所以得各自想辦法。