Minfan Boundary Monument Introduction
The "Chiayi Meishan Qianlong Indigenous Boundary Stone" is located on the road from County Road 162 towards Taiping Village. At the location marked with a sign indicating 32 curves, turn left onto the industrial road and proceed about 800 meters, where the stone monument can be seen. The Indigenous Boundary Stone was established after the Kangxi era during the Qing Dynasty to delineate the boundary between mountainous and flat lands, with originally six stones; the "Meishan Indigenous Boundary Stone" is the only one still standing today. By the end of the Kangxi period, the mountainous area in Chiayi was part of the indigenous peoples' living domain. In the early Yongzheng period, there were no indigenous people living in Meishan, making it an entry point for Han Chinese settlers. Since the Zheng period, Han Chinese immigrants who came across the sea to Taiwan engaged in reclamation and the establishment of settlements in the fertile plains of Chiayi and Tainan, attracting more immigrants. Consequently, during this time, the immigrants from the indigenous homelands gradually began to intrude upon the reclaimed mountainous areas of Chiayi, leading to a reduction in the living space of indigenous peoples and impacting their original rights.
