During the rule of the Daoguang emperor in the Qing dynasty (1821-1851), settlers came from Anxi and Huian in Fujian Province to the Shihfenliao area of Pinghsi. Times were hard, and at the end of the year and during the New Year's holidays, bandit gangs would maraud and plunder.
清朝道光年間，從大陸福建省安溪、惠安來到平溪鄉十分寮地區落腳的先民，在物資貧乏的年代，歲末年節之際，經常遭逢盜匪前來搶劫。