Based on this ability, some people say our ancestors may have "swum" over to Taiwan from southern China, but other scientists speculate that the pioneers who came here during the Ming dynasty (1368-- 1644) may have brought us over to help them with land conservancy.
有人據此以為，我們祖先最早是由中國南方「渡海」來台；但也有學者猜測，因為我們可防風、防水，或許是明朝時，被來台開墾的人，順便帶來的。