He calls this a "creative, multifaceted lifestyle" and spends less than NT $ 1000 a month. Over the last 20 years, Qu has been putting his personal experience to paper. His numerous books have drawn tens of thousands to Yanliao to see it for themselves. Though Qu is now spreading his minimalist philosophy in Hong Kong, the association of Hualien with simple living still remains.
20 年來，區紀復身體力行並化為文字、著述不斷，吸引了上萬人次到鹽寮體驗效法，雖然近年他已轉往香港推行簡樸樂修，花蓮風土已然刻下「簡樸精神」的印記。