With its fertile soil, clear waters, and mild climate, Chihshang has won citations as producer of Taiwan's best rice for three years running since 2004, and is famous throughout Taiwan as a "land of rice."
因其土壤肥沃、水質潔淨、氣候溫和，民國 93 年以來，連續 3 屆寶島米王皆出自池上，以「米鄉」聞名全國。