The key person in bringing about the rescue effort of the Puli High School ruins was the writer Liao Chia-chan, who half a year previously had quit his job at the Hsinkang Cultural Education Foundation and has been constantly working to develop local culture.
發起埔中遺址搶救運動的關鍵人物，是半年前才從新港文教基金會離職，一直致力於開展地方文化的作家廖嘉展。