"Work exchange" Long before the major outflow of Taiwan's rural population, Hakka villages practiced the tradition of "work exchange," where farmers would help each other with agricultural tasks. Tungshih Township, composed of a majority of Hakka people, was naturally no exception.
「交工」互利早在台灣農村人口大量外流之前，客家庄「交工」──彼此農事互助的傳統其來有自，在客家人口佔大多數的東勢鎮當然不例外。