Looking back on the road ahead Atayal villages throughout the county, such as Chenhsipao, Hsinkuang, Hsiuluan and Tienpu, all started as branch settlements of the tribe in Ssumakussu. The village lies at the foot of Tapachien Mountain, where the terrain funnels outwards and downwards, forming a conduit through which the Atayal have dispersed throughout Chienshih Township.
泰雅族在新竹各地如鎮西堡、新光、秀巒、田埔等部落，都是從斯馬庫斯分支出去的，因為斯馬庫斯的地理位置，就像是個在大霸尖山山麓旁的咽喉。從此地往外、由窄變寬、從高而低，將泰雅族人的一支族群，散佈在整個尖石鄉。