Senyong

The residents of this hamlet were originally residents of old Dagu (Tjarilik) and neighboring Gutanas and Enivaian hamlets. They moved here in 1953 due to the inconvenience of living in a steep mountainous area. The tribesmen of old Dagu hamlet chose to live on the land where Morinaga Hoshinaen Co. Ltd. specialized in planting quinine, coffee, and tea during the Japanese occupation. Later, this hamlet was named Senyong (Morinaga) after the farm. Tjarilik, the name of the old tribe of the Paiwan people, means steep mountains, while Gutanas means the tribe on the cliff, and Enivaianmeans a place with big and sacred trees.

Yongsen Hamlet or Mulinaga is located in Daren Township, Taitung County. The hamlet was formed by the migration of people who originally lived in old Dagu and neighboring Gutanas and Enivaian hamlets in 1953.  Due to the inconvenience of living in a steep mountainous area , the tribesmen of old Dagu hamlet chose to live on the land where Morinaga Hoshinaen Co. Ltd. specialized in planting quinine, coffee and tea during the Japanese occupation.

The traditional Paiwan name of old Dagu is Tjarilik, which means steep mountains, while the traditional place name, Gutanas, means the hamlet on the cliffs, and Enivaian refers to the place where there are sacred and big trees. The name of the current hamlet is Yongsen or Mulinaga, which is taken from the farm’s name “Morinaga”.