Unravelling history's mysteries The Japanese volume A Cultural Chronicle of Taiwan makes mention of a permit that was issued in the year 1709, allowing one "Chen Lai-chang" to develop new farmland in northern Taiwan. It is the earliest record of land development in what is now known as the Taipei basin.
翻開北台灣的開發史，在日本人發行的「台灣文化志」中，有一份康熙四十八年（一七○九年）諸羅縣發給墾戶陳賴章開墾許可用的「墾照」，是目前台北盆地開發的最早紀錄。