Shilu Hamlet

Shilu Hamlet is located on the south-facing long ridge of a small hill in the east of Mindu Mountain. In the early days, this area was rich in magnolia compressa, thus, the Atayal people called this place Skaru. Skaru refers to the magnolia compressa tree, which is widely distributed in the broad-leaved forests of middle and low altitudes in Taiwan. In the 2nd year of Taisho (1913), the Aiyong Supervision Office was set up in this area. It was named Syakaro, after the transliteration of Skaru, which got transliterated later as "Shilu". This image shows the current situation of the Shilu hamlet, and above the hamlet is the Syakaro police post from the Japanese occupation period, which was renamed the Shilu Police Station after the war.