Before Taiwan was made a separate province in the late 19th century, it was under the jurisdiction of Fujian; the two places are separated only by a strip of water, and, naturally Fujianese were the first to come to Taiwan, and constituted the bulk of early pioneers.
台灣在光緒建省之前，一直是福建省的管轄之內。兩岸因一水之隔、血濃於水，閩人自然先入為主，來台開墾佔大多數。