In 1622, Ming Dynasty officials who were trying to persuade the Dutch to withdraw from the Pescadores advised them to move to an island just to the east that was not part of China-meaning Taiwan. Trade was opened between Dutch nationals and Chinese merchants in the Taiwanese harbor of Tayuan (near modern Tainan). Because of this, Europeans often referred to the whole island of Taiwan as Tayuan.
一六二二年，明朝官員為了讓荷蘭人撤出中國疆域的澎湖，建議荷蘭人遷移到澎湖以東一個不屬於中國的島嶼，也就是台灣，如此才允許荷蘭人與中國船隻在台灣島的大員（即今之台南市安平區）通商。