A community movement to "protect the temple, guard the hill and save the trees," which sprang up in response to the news, attracted the support of young and old alike, and brought the demolition plans to a temporary halt. Subsequently, a group of volunteers formed the 'Yangmei Culture Promotion Society, "and staged a succession of cultural roots-seeking activities for the locality.
一場攜老扶幼的「護廟、保山、救樹」社區活動應聲而起，拆廟計畫於是暫緩；由一群義工組成的「楊梅文化促進會」也隨之渠成，陸續為地方舉辦一連串文化尋根活動。