In order to get support from the outside, Chuang got up his nerve and left the forest, visiting various ministries and universities in search of assistance. After returning to Lintienshan, he visited every household individually, in hopes of reigniting a sense of mission among the older people so that they would work together.
為了爭取外界支持，莊明儀鼓起勇氣跨出山林，到各部會、各大學去爭取支持；回到林田山後，又挨家挨戶拜訪居民，希望重新激起老人家的熱情，共同為這塊土地打拚。