六腳鄉 Liujiao Township, Chiayi County

Liujiao (六腳; lit. “six legs”) Township began as 六家佃 (Hoklo: lak-ga-dian; “six families tenant-farming”), said to derive from six households of farmers who opened land for cultivation here during the Qianlong (乾隆; 1735-96) reign period.

家 (Hoklo: ga; “family/house”) was later changed to the similarly pronounced 腳 (Hoklo: ka; “foot/leg”). In 1920 under Japanese rule, 佃 (dian; "tenant") was dropped to give today’s 六腳 (Liujiao; "six legs").



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