After the ch'ien-shui-ts'ang ceremony was over, Li Yu-shan, lecturer in Chinese at Fu Jen Catholic University and the oldest participant at the camp, asked: "What was the point of the water scoop and clogs used at the start of the ceremony?"
營隊中年紀最長，任教於輔仁大學中文系的李毓善在牽水儀式後發問：「儀式開始時拿的水瓢和木屐，有什麼用處？」