According to popular tradition, the 12 pillars came from the masts of Toucheng fishing boats. At the request of the pioneering hero Wu Sha, they were taken and used as pillars for the qianggu platform.
傳說過去的 12 支孤柱來自頭城漁船的主要桅桿，在開蘭先賢吳沙的請託下，卸下作為搶孤台柱，年年沿用。