Cyuanjhou

He then built a settlement in southern Cyuanjhou and from there dispatched trading vessels to Japan, Taiwan, Manila and other destinations.[…] Between 70 to 80 percent of immigrants were from the Jhangjhou and Cyuanjhou regions (Hoklos), 20 percent were from the Jiaing and Chaojhou regions (Hakkas), and only 1 percent from other prefectures of Fujian or other provinces.

Songshan Cihyou Temple, also named “Songshan Matsu Temple,” was established in 1753 for people to worship its main goddess, “Black-faced Matsu.” According to history, a monk called Heng Chen (also named Lin Shou-I), of Cyuanjhou, Fujian, traveled around with a statue of Matsu from Meijhou to enlighten earthlings. In the last years of Yungcheng, he came to Taiwan to collect pious alms along the way. In the second year of Chienlung, he arrived in Sikou, where most of the residents had also come from Cyuanjhou, and their ancestors worshiped Matsu as well.

Madou is flat with gentle topography and productive lands located in the heartland of Tainan City. The district has a population of 45,037 (data from April, 2015.) The residents in Madou District are affectionate folks whose ancestries hail from Jhangjhou and Cyuanjhou regions in Fujian Province.