As early as Kang Hsi's rule (1662 to 1722) during the Ching Dynasty, Chinese from Tungan Prefecture in Chuanchow of Fukien Province had settled there and began cultivating the land. The majority of the current residents have roots on the island that go back for more than 100 years.
早在清康熙年間，即有福建泉州同安縣的漢人，前來社子開墾，所以此地居民多是世居百年住戶。