The residents living along the coast could not bear the constant harassment of Japanese pirates, so they fled to the areas of Thailand and Burma. Added to this, it was hard to make a living in Taishan, so a lot of residents went overseas to find what labor they could.
由於沿海居民不堪此處的倭寇擾人，紛逃至泰緬地區；又因台山謀生困難，不少居民出洋打工。