The legend of Ah Nan He comes from a farming family in Paitou Village, Hsinkang, in Chiayi. His mother suffered from a debilitating illness, and he had to help out in the fields from the time he was eight.
他出身於嘉義新港埤頭村的農家，母親長年罹病，八歲就要幫忙在田裡幹活。