The qianggu is a kind of annual "group therapy" to expel people's innermost fears. These rites are a unique part of Taiwanese life, worthy of UNESCO world cultural heritage designation.
搶孤儀式可視為民眾每年一次、對心中恐懼做出的「集體告解」，是島嶼台灣幾百年來最獨特、珍貴的文化資產之一，值得爭取列入聯合國教科文組織的世界文化遺產名錄。