According to Lien Heng's General History of Taiwan, after the edict-prohibited immigration from Guangdong, Fujianese became the predominant group of settlers, and large numbers from the Shi clan came to open up new lands.
根據連橫《台灣通史》記載，渡台禁令之後，閩南成為台灣主要移居人口，大量施姓宗族成員也紛紛來台墾殖。