However, in the middle years of the Qing dynasty, Taiwan began to develop its own "native" literati class. While still writing in the traditional genres, these native intellectuals slowly began to produce work that responded to local customs and showed a concern for the sufferings of the local people.
清中葉後已有本土文人出現，作品雖也不脫舊文學範疇，但漸有反映本地風土、關心民生疾苦的詩文。