Taiwan Tongshi (a history of Taiwan) notes: "From the first day of the ninth month, worshippers, most of whom trace their roots to Quanzhou, adopt a vegetarian diet, which they call 'the Nine Emperors Fast.'"
《台灣通史》也提到：自（九月）朔日起，人家多持齋，曰九皇齋，泉籍為尚。