Minfan Boundary Stone Introduction
The "Jia Yi Mei Shan Qian Long Indigenous Boundary Monument" is located on the road from Route 162 towards Tai Ping Village, marked by a sign indicating 32 turns. By turning left at this point and proceeding along the access road for about 800 meters, you will see the monument. The Indigenous Boundary Monument was established after the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing Dynasty to delineate the boundary between mountainous and flat lands. Originally, there were six such monuments, with the "Mei Shan Indigenous Boundary Monument" being the only remaining one. By the end of the Kangxi era, the mountainous areas of Chiayi were part of the living domain of indigenous peoples. In the early years of the Yongzheng era, Mei Shan had no prior indigenous residents, making it an easy target for Han Chinese settlement. Since the Zheng period, Han Chinese who crossed the sea to Taiwan began to cultivate the fertile plains of Jiannan and establish settlements, attracting more immigrants. As a result, during this time, immigrants from the original hometown who crossed the sea began to gradually encroach upon the mountainous areas of Chiayi, leading to a reduction in the living space of indigenous peoples and adversely affecting their original rights.
