Meinung and Liuchia are rural Hakka communities located in Kaohsiung and Hsinchu Counties, respectively. With a reservoir planned for Meinung and a high-speed rail station to be built at Liuchia, the crises confronting these two Hakka towns are more serious than most. Viewed positively, a crisis can be a turning point.
高雄的美濃與新竹的六家莊，是南、北兩個客家人口密度極高的客家村落，近年分別因為美濃水庫興建計畫與高鐵設站問題，比其他的客家村落面臨更嚴重的危機。