The private festivals were more concentrated as well, so tourists could see more of them. There are many explanations of the origin of Taitung's "Blasting Handan" festival. In Taoism, Handan was originally a Shang Dynasty military officer named Zhao Gongming or Zhao Xuandan.
台東「炸寒單」由來眾說紛紜，在道教的說法中，寒單財神為商朝武官趙公明，又名趙玄壇，因為很會理財，富可敵國，所以大家奉祂為「武財神」。