Mínfān Boundary Monument Introduction
The "Mayshan Qinglong Indigenous Boundary Monument" is located on the road from County Road 162 towards Taiping Village, at the spot marked by the sign indicating 32 curves. From this location, turn left onto the access road and proceed about 800 meters to see the monument. The Indigenous Boundary Monument was established during the Qing Dynasty after the Kangxi era to delineate the boundary between mountainous and flat land, with six original monuments, but only the "Mayshan Indigenous Boundary Monument" remains. By the end of the Kangxi period, the area along the mountains in Chiayi was considered the living territory of indigenous peoples. In the early Yongzheng period, there were no indigenous residents in Mayshan, and it easily became an entry point for Han people to settle. Since the Zheng Chenggong era, Han migrants who crossed the sea to Taiwan engaged in reclamation and the establishment of settlements in the fertile plains of Chiayi and Tainan, attracting more immigrants. As a result, at this time, immigrants from the original homeland gradually entered the mountainous areas of Chiayi for reclamation, leading to a reduction in the living space of indigenous peoples and affecting their original rights.
