"In olden times, what is today Pingtung was known as Agao, with the 'leading town' being Wantan." This is in fact a 300-year-old description of Pingtung, revealing in a nutshell just how important Wantan has been since the beginning.
「屏東古早是阿猴，萬丹是街仔頭」，流傳三百年的古諺，一語道破萬丹的特色。