Yet although Wufeng is still a farming village and two-thirds of the families are classified as farmers, few of the people actually farm.
據統計，霧峰現仍有三分之二人家務農，絕大部分地區仍是典型的農村景象：阡陌縱橫的稻田中，散佈著幾簇村落，村中民屋大部份是四合院建築；間有幾家小店，賣雜貨、蔬果、文具等日常所需之物；每天固定有「菜車」前來叫賣，是居民三餐吃食的主要來源。