These early settlers were usually solitary fishermen who ventured out too far into the Straits of Taiwan and accidentally made landings on the island, mainly from the two southeastern provinces of Fukien and Kwangtung.
有時也把吃不完的魚運到台灣本島去賣，由於船上沒有冷藏設備，往往抵達目的地時，魚都腐敗了，辛苦大半天，也賣不到多少錢。」