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| Chenggong Town , the largest fishing port in Eastern Taiwan , was originally named “Malaolou,” |
| and then changed to “Xingang.” After the Second World War, however, the name was changed |
| once again to what it is known as today: “Chenggong.” Although there are many stories about the |
| origins of the name “Malaolou,” until the end of the Qing dynasty, it was an Amis Tribe settlement |
| among farm land. In 1920, in order to adjust administrative districts and build a local port, the |
| Japanese renamed Malaolou Bay to Xingang. |
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| When Taiwan returned to Chinese rule in 1945, there were three towns on the island called |
| “Xingang,” and so to avoid confusion, the provincial government ordered the name to be changed |
| respectively. Due to the similar terrain in Anping Harbor, the development along the northern |
| Chengguangao, and the comparable Hokkien pronunciation of “Chenggong” and “Chengguang,” |
| prominent local people and governors decided to change “Xingang” to “Chenggong.” It also |
| served to commemorate the historic hero Zheng Chenggong, who expelled the Dutch and reclaimed |
| the land for the country. The town has been called “Chenggong” ever since. |
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