He had originally intended to locate his capital in Jiaozaitu (part of present-day Taichung City) because of its convenient location halfway between north and south on Taiwan's western plain.
至於台灣首任巡撫劉銘傳在尋覓台灣首府所在地時，則由距離因素考量，最先選擇西部平原的「中心點」彰化橋子頭（今台中市南區）做為省會。