During the Japanese era, the tribal village was moved here from its original location in the mountains. Because Nanao Town was only two kilometers away and transportation convenient, the tribal villagers 'lifestyle came to be indistinguishable from the flatlanders nearby. Instead of planting what they needed as they had in the past, they switched to growing cash crops.
日據時代從原本位在山上的老碧候遷徙到現址後，因為離南澳鎮上僅兩公里、交通便利，居民生活已經與平地人無異；農作物也由過去自給自足的雜作，轉向經濟作物。