The first Chinese landed in the islands four centuries before they discovered Taiwan. The earliest written records of the Pescadores date back to the official history of the Sui Dynasty (581 to 618 A.D.) which mentions that the islands were already inhabited.
據說，有關澎湖的記載，最早見於隋書琉球國傳，隋煬帝於大業六年（西元六一○年），曾派虎賁中郎將陳稜經略澎湖。彼時澎湖已自成部落，有人聚居。