"Fifteen years of work was wiped out in 15 seconds," laments Wang Tsu-hua. He and his wife Chen Fang-tsu, who together ran the Chichiao Mountain and Wild Food Restaurant in Puli Township, and also produced ceramic art, saw their restaurant, home and studio almost completely destroyed in the earthquake. Yet the next day they were out and about, joining in the rescue work.
「我十五年的努力，在十五秒內灰飛湮滅」，在埔里鎮經營「七巧高山野菜館」、也從事陶藝創作的王子華和陳芳姿夫婦，在地震中，餐廳、住家和工作室幾乎全毀，但是第二天他們就在街頭四處奔走，投入救災工作，「與其作災民，不如當志工！」