Nanshan Village is located in the headwaters of the Lanyang River and is blessed with outstanding natural conditions. In the 1970s the government promoted cabbage farming in the area. It gradually became a major supplier of summer vegetables to Taipei, and a division of labor developed wiith tribal people responsible for production, and the flatlander produce vendors responsible for marketing.
民國 70 年代開始，位於蘭陽溪上游的南山村因自然條件得天獨厚，在政府輔導下開闢為高麗菜專業區，逐漸成為台北地區夏季蔬菜的主要供應地，並發展出以原住民專責生產，平地人菜商負責銷售的分工方式。