Meihua

Tribal name: Medabai tribe [Metapay] Tribal features: The exact meaning of the tribal name "Metapay" is unknown. The Chinese name is the transliteration of Metapay. Location: Meihua Village, Jianshi Township, Hsinchu County Scope: The area adjacent to the 1-3 neighborhood of Meihua Village, Jianshi Township, Hsinchu County. The Atayal called this place "Metapay", located in the east of Meihua Village near Jinping Village. Geographical environment: Located on the left bank of Jinping River, the mountain belly of the southern slope of Hengping Mountain, between 500-580 meters above sea level. Traffic information 1. Driving: No. 3 Jing Guo Road, Taipei (National Road No. 1, No. 2, National Highway No. 2, then National Highway No. 3), Lower Kansai Interchange, No. 3 Provincial Highway, and direction to Hsinchu Inner Bay, turn left to County Road 120, through Hengshan Township, into the Jianshi Township, turn to the 60 County Road, and then take the 62 County Road, you can reach the "Meidabai Tribe". 2. Bus: You can take the shuttle bus from Hsinchu Passenger Transport "Zhudong-Na Luo" and get off at "Meihua Station". Tribal group: Atayal Languages ​​used: Atayal, Chinese, Hakka Religion: Christianity, Catholicism The origin of the tribe: This tribe belongs to the Karapai group of the Atayal Zeeeleya, which was called the Mekaran group during the Qing Dynasty. According to the records of the "Gaosha Nationality Investigation Book", he lived in the south of Shandong Province in Simaheng (located in Tai'an Township, Miaoli County). Later, due to the ruin of the land, he refused to accept the harvest for a long time. After obtaining the consent of the Saisiyat, he moved to the area of ​​Shangpingshan Mountain. Huayuan Village, Wufeng Township, Hsinchu County], after the narrow land, moved north to the left bank of the upper reaches of the oil Luoxi, and lived in the southern part of the Hengping Mountain. According to the investigation of the Taiwan Geographical Names Dictionary, the Society and the Meyut Dak, Melamrak, Sputwan, Meruku and Muduyi belong to the Mekarang tribe. Small tribe. Tourist information "◎ Plum Blossom Prince Road During the Japanese rule, the Japanese had a power plant in the North Point. In order to protect the power plant equipment, there was a trail along the ridgeline in the oil mountain, namely the Meilong Road. It was alleged that the Prince of Japan’s Taisho Emperor had traveled through this route when he visited Taiwan, so he was also known as the Prince’s Trail. The Prince's Trail is the ancient road for the early contact of Meihua Village. The trails are rich in ecology, including mountain pigs, flying rats, white nose, fir, bamboo, and green forest. The whole journey is about 4~5 kilometers, and the round trip is about three hours. The Plum Blossom Community is fully developing the trail landscape. ◎ Meihuaxi Meihuaxi is named after Meihua Village in Jianshi Township, Hsinchu County. Although Meihuaxi is just a small tributary, it has thousands of terrains, waterfalls and deep pools, and there is a waterfall over 15 meters above the end. The deep and deep bottom of the deep pool, whether it is plunging or climbing, is very exciting, and extends many groups of rivers and other activities, slowly becoming a river upstream in the Hsinchu area, because the river is a dangerous activity Therefore, you need to have a guide or coach to guide, do not go by yourself, so as to avoid danger. ◎Jinping Park Located in the "Jinping Park" next to the industrial road in "Jingping Village", there are 9 aboriginal "cement column totems", about 3 meters high. It is the original inhabitants representing the 9 races and is on each pillar. They are engraved with the characteristics and legends of the family.