Farming in decline During the era of Japanese colonial rule (1895-1945), Checheng produced vast quantities of sisal. In 1945, when Taiwan was turned over to Nationalist rule, Checheng Township became part of Pingtung County.
日本殖民期間，車城是瓊麻盛產區，1945 年台灣收歸國民政府，車城鄉劃歸屏東縣。