In addition to these factors, land values on Taiwan have been steadily on the increase for the last thirty years. If they are not in immediate need of cash assets, many people prefer to let their land go wild rather than putting it up for sale.
此外，卅幾年來台灣土地不斷增值，尤其都市附近和交通乾道旁的農地，更是一升值就身價百倍，如果不急著用錢，許多人寧願讓土地荒廢，也不願賣掉。