At nine o'clock sharp, Lu Kuo-hua, Ilan County chief executive, Chen Hsiu-nuan, mayor of Toucheng Township, Huang Chen-tsan, chairman of the organizing committee, and others arrive on the scene and ascend the qianggu platform via a fire engine ladder. Five animal sacrifices are offered to make one last attempt to summon faraway ghosts.
晚間 9 點整，宜蘭縣長呂國華、頭城鎮長陳秀暖、祭祀主委黃振燦等人乘坐消防車雲梯，登上了高聳的孤棚平台，捧著 5 種牲禮，對遠方作最後一次呼請。