Good and bad sides of the communal lifestyle: The communal lifestyle of the Shankuang Estate undoubtedly provides social support and protection for those members of the Ami community who are less able to make their way in society at large.
聚居生活有好有壞像「山光社區」這樣的聚居方式，對部分較無能力在大社會謀生的阿美族而言，確實提供了社會支持與庇護的溫床。