Says Kuo Yuan-yuan: "There used to be over 100 noodle firms along this lane when business was booming." Unfortunately only around 20 remain today, because young people are not interested in joining a trade which involves such long hours, working through the night in sweltering conditions to get the noodles ready for sun-drying in the morning.
「繁榮時期，這條巷子裡就有一百多戶業者」，郭淵源說，可惜因為製作米粉的環境濕熱，又需要在半夜趕工，才能趕在早晨完成，拿出去曬太陽，工作時間長，年輕人接班的意願低，所以如今只剩二十來戶。