FisheryandsaltproductionthrivedinBudaisincetheQingdynasty,andsacksloadedwithfishandsaltconstitutedacommonsightinthegloriouspast.In1824,theZhounanSaltFieldwasbuiltintheheydayofTaiwanesesaltfields.However,thepracticeofsun-dryingsaltwasabandonedin2002asTaiwanreplaceddomesticallyproducedsaltwithimports.InanefforttoreintroduceBudai'sculturalheritagebasedonsaltfields,theBudaizuiCulturalAssociationbreathedlifeintotheZhounanSaltFieldaccordingtoavisionof"happiness-infusedsaltfieldsinaheart-warmingsaltvillage,"andasustainabilitystrategycenteredon"environmentaleducationandeventindustry."Havinglainidlefor6years,theZhounanSaltFieldisnowacombinationofsaltproduction,saltfield-orientedlifestyleandanecologicalsystem.Visitorstothiscultural,touristandeducationalspotcanexperience,withtheirownhandsandfeet,boththesaltfield'sformeressenceanditsnewcharm.