During the same period the tradesman Hsien Kao tricked warriors of the state of Ch'in out of attacking with a gift of cattle. During the Ming dynasty, Cheng Ch'eng-kung brought eight cows when he first came to Taiwan to begin cultivating the land. When the animals died, the people built a temple in their name.
本省嘉義縣太保鄉水牛厝一帶，甚至還建有「牛將軍」廟，供奉水牛，以紀念明末清初延平郡王鄭成功來台開墾時，賜給部下協助農稼的八條水牛。