Six Hakka Townships "Liutui," or Six Townships, refers to six Hakka communities scattered through the Kaohsiung and Pingtung area. In former years Hakka people migrated here for self-protection and formed a defense organization involving eight townships, including Meinung in Kaohsiung, and Tsochou, Neipu, Wanluan, and Chiatung in Pingtung.
「六堆」，指散居在高屏地區的六個客家聚落，是當年客家移民為求自保而形成的防禦組織，包括高雄的美濃，以及屏東的潮州、內埔、萬巒、佳冬等八個鄉鎮。