Because the Hakka arrived here after the Fujianese, most of the island's good land had already been occupied by the Fujianese, who benefited from the Qing's favor. The Hakka could only move into mountainous regions where the soil was poor to settle down and begin cultivating the land.
由於渡台較遲，好地方已被較受清朝寬待的閩南人佔領，客家人只能在丘陵、內山地區、土地貧瘠的地方落腳開墾。