Zhongye Hamlet

The Zhongye Hamlet is located on the west side of Luanshan in Yanping Township, Taitung County. The hamlet was formed when the Bunun group of the Pasnanavanshe was forced to move away by the Governor-General in Taiwan during the Japanese occupation in 1938. At that time, the foothills on the west side of Luanshan were planned to be an important area for the indigenous groups to migrate to. In 1941, people from Pasnanavanshe were collectively moved to three hamlets in the north, central, and south,  and they were called Ueno (Shangye), Nakano (Zhongye), and Geya (Xiaye). Police posts were also built in those three hamlets. Nakano (Zhongye) hamlet was later renamed to Luanshan Community in order to beautify its name.