The pilgrimage route can actually be traced back to the opening up of land and roads by Taiwan's early pioneers. Most of the temples that receive pilgrims are located on the west coast at the ports where early settlers came ashore, such as Peikang's Chao Tien Temple and Lukang's Tien Hou Temple.
由進香的路線，可看出它其實正是初民墾拓路線的回溯﹘ ﹘受朝拜的廟，多位居於西岸早期先民登陸的港口上，如北港朝天宮、鹿港天后宮等。