Indigene Management

East end of Dazheng Bridge
大正橋東端橋頭,上方刻有大正橋的字樣

The former Dazheng Bridge, located in Datong Township, Yilan County, stood between Dazheng Police Post and Takinoue Police Post. It is an iron cable suspension bridge on the Jiaobanshan Sanxing Historic Trail that was built in 1916.

Today the bridge has been completely destroyed, leaving only the east and the west bridge tower. The end of the bridge is about 20 meters away from the valley. If you want to go to the east end of Dazheng Bridge site, you can cut eastward from the Northern Cross-island Highway near the Mingchi Forest Recreation Area to Fanfan Creek, then head up to the Sanxing Historic Trail of Jiaobanshan and follow the road to reach the Dazheng Police Post and Dazheng Bridge. 

 

Benchmarking Point at Dazheng Police Post
大正駐在所旁的一等水準點59號基石

The benchmarking point No. 59 at Dazheng Police Post in Datong Township, Yilan County is located near the Mingchi Forest Recreation Area. To get there, go from the Northern Cross-island Highway, cut eastward to Fanfan Creek, then up the Sanxing Historic Trail in Jiaobanshan, and follow the road to arrive at Dazheng Police Post and Dazheng Bridge. The Jiaobanshan Sanxing Historic Trail, which traverses the Fuxing District of Taoyuan City and Sanxing Township in Yilan County, was built in 1911 and has a total length of about 125 km. It is the earliest road excavated for Lifan (regulating Indigenes) purposes during the Japanese occupation. A total of 14 police posts were set up along the way, and Dazheng Police Post was one of them.

Today, most sections of the Jiaobanshan Sanxing Historic Trail have been replaced by the Northern Cross-island Highway.

Chiduan (Ikenobata) Police Post
紅色屋頂房舍即為池ノ端駐在所

Chiduan Police Post is located opposite the Mingchi Forest Recreation Area in Datong Township, Yilan County. It is about 200 meters away from the 110-Line Forest Road entrance. It has been converted into a house, but the remains of the ramps and stairs can still be seen. In fact, the Jiaobanshan Sanxing Historic Trail, which traverses the Fuxing District of Taoyuan City and Sanxing Township of Yilan County, was built in 1911 and has a total length of about 125 km. It was the earliest road excavated for Lifan (managing Indigene) during the Japanese occupation. A total of 14 police posts were set up along the way, and Chiduan Police Post was one of them.

Today, most sections of the Jiaobanshan Sanxing Historic Trail have been replaced by the Northern Cross-island Highway, and only the section from Mingchi to Yingshi Village still remains.

Sileng Police Post
大漢守衛站對面房舍即為四稜駐在所遺址

The Sileng Police Post is located opposite the Dahan Guard Station of the Veterans Forest Conservation Management Office in Fuxing District, Taoyuan City. It has been converted into a house, and the remains of the stone staircase slope can still be seen on the nearby road. The Jiaobanshan Sanxing Historic Trail, which traverses the Fuxing District of Taoyuan City and Sanxing Township of Yilan County, was built in 1911 and has a total length of about 125 kilometers. It was the earliest trail to be excavated for Lifan (regulating Indigenes) purposes during the Japanese occupation. A total of 14 police posts were set up along the way and Sileng Police Post was one of them.

Today, most sections of the Jiaobanshan Sanxing Historic Trail have been replaced by the Northern Cross-island Highway, and only the section from Mingchi to Yingshi Village remains, although it has not been used for many years.

 

Balong Memorial Stele
巴壟紀念柱的正面刻有バロン橋

The Balong Memorial stele is located on the north side of Baling Bridge, in the bushes outside the entrance of Baling No. 1 Tunnel in Fuxing District, Taoyuan City. When the Balong Railway Bridge was completed in 1914, the Civil Engineering Bureau of the Government-General in Taiwan built a commemorative column to commemorate the completion of the bridge. The Baling Railway Bridge is 90 meters long. After the Northern Cross-island Highway was built in the 1960s, the Baling Railway Bridge was demolished and rebuilt into Baling Bridge for car traffic. Later, due to increased traffic, and that the original Baling Bridge was not wide enough, a bigger Baling Bridge was built next to it. The big Baling Bridge was completed and opened to traffic in 2005.

The original Baling Bridge is now a scenic bridge for pedestrians only. The Baling No. 1 and No. 2 tunnels that are at both ends of the bridge are planned to be Atayal Humanities Exhibition Halls.

Kaopo Hamlet
從空中俯瞰高坡部落

The Kaopo Hamlet is located opposite the Yixing Hamlet, on the northern bank of the hillside terrace where Kaopo River and Dahan River converge in the Fuxing District of Taoyuan City,  It is 450 meters above sea level, and the traditional Atayal name for the place is Kaubo, which means fishing gear. It was named after the tool used by the tribesmen to fish in the early years. Kaopo is also known as Kaopuo and Kewupu. In the middle of the Japanese occupation, the people from Lahao hamlet that originally lived in Jianshi Township, Hsinchu County, moved to settle here. Due to the irrigation of the Kaopo canal, it was possible to reclaim the land for growing rice.

Today, due to the declining residents, Kaopo Elementary School merged with Luofu Elementary School in 2013. The original school building is now the headquarters of the Indigenous Peoples Tribal University, a place for people to learn together.

Xiayunping Hamlet
從空中俯瞰霞雲坪部落

The Xiayunping Hamlet is located on the river terrace on the north bank of the Dahan River in the Fuxing District of Taoyuan City, with an elevation of 280 meters above sea level. The traditional Atayal name for the place is Habun, which means to shoot, because the water flows fast like an arrow into Dahan River. There is another saying that Habun means the confluence of rivers as the hamlet was surrounded by streams on three sides and a mountain on the other. The location seemed dangerous but in favor of defense. Thus, in the early days of the Japanese occupation, Atayal people chose to defend against the Japanese here. Later, the Government-General in Taiwan used the Xiayunping Terrace as the location for the group’s relocation policy, and the Atayal tribe began growing rice here. After the Wushe incident in 1931, the Kayouhabunshe was forced to move to this place, also known as the Habunshe.

Xikoutai Hamlet
從空中俯瞰溪口臺

Xikoutai is located on the river terrace at the Dahan River mouth, opposite Jiaobanshan in Fuxing District, Taoyuan City. It is 400 to 500 meters above sea level and is divided into two terraces. The traditional Atayal name for the place is Rahaw or Takan, which means extended stairs. According to legend, there are two origins of how the name Xikoutai came from. The first one is literally the terrace at the mouth of Dahan River (Xikou means river mouth, Tai means terrace). The other saying is that when Chiang Kai-shek visited this place, he looked at Xikoutai from Jiaobanshan and marveled at the river mouth that looked like Xikou Town, his hometown in Fenghua County.

During the Japanese occupation, Taiwan’s Government-General once set up a fort on the opposite side of Xikoutai. Later, the Atayal tribe was collectively moved to the hamlet here. The Xikoutai paddy field that we see today was cultivated then.

Governor Sakuma Memorial Monument
角板山公園內的復興亭,原為佐久間總督追懷紀念碑的所在位置

The Governor Sakuma Memorial Memorial in the Fuxing District of Taoyuan City is located in Jiaobanshan Park. The current Fuxing Pavilion is where the original monument used to stand. Sakuma Samata, who served as the Governor of Taiwan for 9 years, used strong military means to attack the indigenous peoples. Jiaobanshan was the place where the Lifan project (regulating Indigenes) began during the Japanese occupation. Therefore, a stone monument was erected there to celebrate his achievements. The Monument was completed in 1930, and is made of granite, with a circular base, a spiral staircase and a low stone wall. In the post-war period, the Nationalist Government demolished the monument and rebuilt it into the current Fuxing Pavilion. Nowadays, there are still parts of the monument lying beside the Fuxing Pavilion.

Jiaobanshan Guesthouse (Xunfenge)
救國團復興青年活動中心的前身即為角板山貴賓館

The Fuxing Youth Activity Center in Fuxing District, Taoyuan City is located in Jiaobanshan Park. It was originally built during the Japanese occupation as Jiaobanshan Guesthouse and Guards’ Residence (Xunfenge). The main purpose was to entertain Japan's Prince Hirohito (Emperor Showa) who visited Taiwan in 1923. At that time, the then Governor of Taiwan, Sakuma Samata chose high-grade cypress trees to build an expensive guesthouse on the south side of the current Jiaobanshan Park. There was also a guard residence, called Xunfenge, built next to the guest house. However, Prince Hirohito did not stay over; instead, the guest house was used to entertain VIPs. In 1992, the guest house was burnt down by a fire, and in the following year, the original site was rebuilt as the current Fuxing Youth Activity Center. The Xunfenge, however, still maintains the original Japanese style.