Hopao festival to show off the area's coffee. In 2001, the Kukeng Farmers 'Association seized the opportunity and requested funding from the Council of Agriculture to turn an area used for bamboo processing into a tourist attraction with a leafy garden and experiential exhibits relating to the growing of coffee. They also created their own coffee brand name, "Coffee Mountain."
當時在毫無奧援下，古坑鄉公所舉辦「古坑荷苞山文化活動」，讓古坑咖啡首次亮相；2001 年古坑鄉農會掌握契機，向農委會爭取經費，將原本做為竹筍加工廠的用地，改建成有庭園美景的農業休閒中心，附設咖啡 DIY 體驗營，並自創「加比山」（台語咖啡山）品牌。