Immigrants from the mainland of their motherland to Taiwan cherish their kinship with the mainland of their motherland, and pay special attention to the continuation and promotion of geographic and blood relationships. This is also the reason why there are so many surnames in Taiwan today. Among the immigrants who moved to Taiwan in history, some never returned to their hometown due to various reasons. After these people left their hometowns and went through many hardships and dangers, they crossed the ocean and settled in Taiwan. As time went by, they missed their homeland and relatives more and more.
In order for future generations to remember their ancestral roots, they often name their new place of residence after their surname or the name of the prefecture, state or county where they were born. Many places in Taiwan now retain such place names. For example, Taipei City has Yongchunli in Songshan District, Taipei County Linkou Township has Zhangzhou Liao, Taichung City has Yongding Cuo, Taichung County Wuri Township has Longxi Village, Longjing Township has Fuzhou Cuo, Yilan County Dongshan Township has There are Nanxing Village, Quanzhou Liao in Zhushan Town of Nantou County, Haichengcuo in Taixi Township of Yunlin County, Tongan Village in Dongshi Township, Chaocuo Village in Baozhong Township, Longyan Village in Yuanchang Township, etc.
Others such as Kaohsiung County Nan'an Village in Tianliao Township , Zhangpu Liao in Renwu Township , Chaozhou Liao in Daliao Township , Tainan County Zhao'anli in Baihe Town, and the sea in Yufengli Fengcuo, Yunxiaocuo in Xindong District of Chiayi City, Jiangxi Village in Yulu Township, Chiayi County, Dapu in Zhangxi District of Changhua City, Chaocuo Village in Pingtung County, Guest City in Hualien County, Keelung City Xinghuakeng in , Kinmencuo in in Hsinchu City, Pingzhen Township in Taoyuan County, Guangxingli , etc., you will find its relationship with the motherland.
Throughout Taiwan, streets and roads named after immigrants’ place of origin can be seen everywhere. Taipei City alone has Quanzhou Street, Fuzhou Street, Xiamen Street, Zhangzhou Street, Tong'an Street, Jinjiang Street, Hui'an Street, Yongchun Street, Yong'an Street, Changtai Street, Tingzhou Road, Mingxi Street, Pinghe Street, Pucheng Street, Kinmen Street, Toubei Street , etc. There are countless places named after ancestral lands below the county level. For example, names such as Fengshan Street and Qishanzhuang in Kaohsiung were moved from Quanzhou; Yuanshan in Taipei City came from Yuanshan in Longxi. Penghu Dongshi Village in Huxi Township and Dongshikeng in Changhua County Lukang Town were moved from Jinjiang County .
This is not only true for place names, but also for names such as mountains and rivers. In Taiwan, there are dozens of Hutou Mountains alone. The highest one is in Mayuan Village, Wanrong Township, Lianhua County, eastern Taiwan. The mountain is 1,745 meters high. It is quite majestic and can be reached by ships passing by the east coast of Taiwan. see it. Although the other Hutou Mountains are not too high, they are all magnificent and beautiful, and the tigers and tigers are full of life. Many people on and near Hutou Mountain say that Hutou Mountain in Taiwan is mostly named after Hutou Mountain in Xiamen. Xiamen Hutou Mountain is located between Xiamen Port and Lujiang Road. The mountain is not very high, but it is famous. It is the navigation target of maritime ships in this area, and it also makes Xiamen look more beautiful.
In addition to the above, there are also many villages named after surnames across Taiwan. This habit is almost the same as that in mainland China. Since our country has always had the custom of people with the same surname living together, it is very natural to name a village with this surname. In addition, it is also common to name a village after an important person's surname. Most of the villages in Taiwan named after surnames are in the latter situation. They usually name their new place of residence after the surname of the founder who first arrived in a certain place, which especially reflects the kinship between the people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. For example, Taipei City has Lincuo, Chencuo, Huangcuo, Hongcuo, Yancuo, Shicuo, Licuo Street, Zhucuo Lane, and Duguang Street, and Tainan County has Liucuo, Zhangmei, Caicuo Lane, Songwu, Suao, Qiantukeng, Xiecuocha, Hucuocha, Xuchuangang, Homeizhuang, Jiangcuodian, and Taichung County have Yangcuo, Wucuo, etc., all named after their surnames.
There is also a dormitory in Liujia Township, Tainan County, built by immigrants with three surnames: Chen, Huang, and Wu.Others such as Ye Cuo, Liao Cuo, Luo Cuo, Zeng Cuo, Gao Cuo, Peng Cuo, Lu Cuo, Youmei, Tu Cuo, Wu Cuo, Qiu Cuozai, Kong Cuo Liao, Zheng Zi Liao, Zou Cuo Cang, Cheng Xiangcuo, Guocenliao, Wencuojiao, Shektu Hang, Kecuo Hang, Zhancuo Garden, Laicuo Kuo, Lucuo Village, etc. are all villages named after immigrant surnames. All these unmistakably reflect the kinship between the people of Taiwan and the mainland. They are indeed of the same blood, blood is thicker than water, and they share the same ancestors.
