Due to population aging and emigration, Daqi Village once had fewer than 500 residents. Since the TNNUA Graduate Institute of Architecture launched its Community-Building Program in 2004, students have been taking part in residency programs in Daqi, gradually opening up new avenues for community engagement.
Tainan Film Studio was originally home to the sugar factory from which it takes its name. This factory was established in 1903 by Tainan sugar merchant Wang Xuenong and a group of other industrialists as a new type of sugar factory under the name of Ensuiko Sugar Refining.