Guanshan Village (), also called by the locals as Alikuan (; Taiwanese Romanization: ''Ah-lí-kuan'') or Aliguan, is an indigenous Taivoan community located in

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. As driven by

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immigrants and Siraya, Taivoan people started to emigrate from

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to Kaohsiung in the early 18th century, and eventually founded the community in 1744. Alikuan was also an important battle field in

Tapani incident The Tapani incident or Tapani uprising in 1915 was one of the biggest armed uprisings by Taiwanese Han and Aboriginals, including Taivoan, against Japanese rule in Taiwan. Alternative names used to refer to the incident include the Xilai Templ ...

in 1915. Taivoan people in Alikuan were forced to migrate in group to nowadays Siaolin by the Japanese government during the Japanese occupation of Taiwan, eventually founding

Siaolin Village Siaolin Village (), also spelled Xiaolin Village, is a Village (Taiwan), village in Jiasian District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is mostly agricultural and home to one of the largest communities of the Taivoan people. In 2009, Typhoon Morakot brought ...

in 1905.

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Jiaxian District Taivoan people Villages in Taiwan {{Taiwan-geo-stub

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