The third of the five families was the Lin family of Wufeng. Classic immigrant landowners, the Wufeng Lins became one of the richest clans in central Taiwan by developing and renting land in the early Qing Dynasty.
第三為霧峰林家，林家在清初即以土地發跡，是典型的漢移民大墾戶，以收租致富，成為台灣中部富豪。