Chai-yi city was the distribution hub for A-li-shan logging during the past prosperity of the logging industry.
過去木材工業興盛時，嘉義曾經是阿里山木材集散中心。

With the advent of high-tech industrialization throughout Taiwan cities, Chai-yi city still maintains a rural economy, thus preserving the essence of retro-style houses readily apparent while walking around the alleys.
在全台灣城市面臨高科技工業化之時，嘉義仍然維持田園城市經濟，所以當你走在巷弄裡，很容易看到保有老屋元素風格的房子。