The "ice products" made at the plant using the crystal mountain spring water of eastern Taiwan and the plant's own cane sugar have long gained fame far and wide, but aside from its popsicles, the refinery has a secret weapon-its perfectly preserved complex of Japanese houses.
向來，花蓮糖廠以東台灣清澈山泉水與糖廠蔗糖所製造的「冰品」遠近馳名，除了冰棒，花蓮糖廠還有一項秘密武器，那就是完整保留的日式宿舍群。