Meishan Hamlet (Masuhuaz) is located in Meishanli, Taoyuan District, Kaohsiung City. In the Bunun language, it is called Masuhuaz, which means rattan (Calamus jenkinsianus), and it got its name because the area is rich in this kind of rattan. The site of the old Masuhuaz community is above the current hamlet. After moving to the current site in 1961, it was still called Masuhuaz. The name was changed to Meishan after the national government moved to Taiwan because of the abundant plum trees in the area. The Morakot typhoon in 2009 caused subgrade collapse, road surface burial, and broken bridges on the Southern Cross-island Highway. The repair work was extremely difficult. Although the Meishanming Tunnel above the Meishan hamlet did not suffer major damage during the Morakot typhoon, it was damaged by heavy rain in August 2014. A large-scale collapse crushed the Tunnel, and it was not repaired until September 2018. Since the hamlet is the entrance to the mountainous area in the western section of the highway, the restoration of the Meishanming Tunnel was an important indicator of whether the Southern Cross-island Highway can be opened to traffic.
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