The Kebayan community later was divided into Kebayan and Uway. The Uway community, led by Siyup Umaw, migrated out of the mountain and settled at Qauan of Xiulin Township in Hualien County. Part of the Kebayan community also moved out of the mountain to Truku, Gulu, Daolas, and Jiashan in the same Township.

The remaining population of Kebayan increased over the years. Later, led by the head chief of Lausi Pakul, they moved to the current site of the Jian Ching Village and remained there since then. [up]

Kebayan Area situated at the plateau below Central Cross-Island Highway New Aspen Station (Tai-8 143 km mark). It is a mountain region of the Liwu River's branch Siaowa Hei-er River and Luweng River. To the east of the Kybayan area is the Mantou Mt.; to its west is the Central Mountains. The Awi family's residence is primarily on versants near the Kebayan area. [up]

         Awi originally lived in Saso (now Chingguan of Nantou County Ren-ai Township Ching). He had three sons and a daughter. His daughter was called Bonga; after the death of her husband and unwilling to stay in her husband's home, she returned to Awi.

Before long, she and her brother Lausi and Pixo all agreed that, in order to solve the problem of insufficiency of arable, Lausi should become the leader of migration and move to a fertile area. They settled in a place now called “Shinbaiyang”, which became the base of the Awi family's early development of uncultivated land.

Ulay situates in the southern west of now Shinbaiyang area, at the slopes of the river bank of where Liwu River and Luweng River converges. Surrounded by rivers from three directions, and faced with a mountain at the forth, Ulay is an advantageous location which is easy to defend, and thus a safe place for residence. When passed on to the second generation, Ulay no longer had enough arable for the increased population, thus the tribe started to migrate to nearby places.

At the beginning, Payan, a son of Bonga, migrated to a terrace 1 km east of Ulay, and founded a new community. Payan was brave and strong, as well as benevolent, and was widely respected. As a result, after his death people call the place where he lived “Skobayan” for memorial. Later its pronunciation changed a bit (Kebayan), and became “Shinbaiyang” now. [up]

 
Central Cross-island Highway Sinbaiyang stop
(Central Cross-island Highway, Tai No.8, 143km mark)Tableland under central cross-island highway
Liwu River tribal distribution chart

【The students Painting】

       Jian Ching Village (Miharasi) belongs to Hualien County Wanrong Township, situated in the north of Wanrong Township, the area of the whole village is about 640.9724 hectares. It is an aboriginal village beside a mountain.

This village has two parts: one near Jianching Police Station, the other at the foot of Fenglin Mt. To the west of the village is the Central Mountains; whereas the part that is closest to Jianching's small hills is Pinglin Mt. To the east of the village is Fenglin Township Nanping Neighborhood, north Chingshui River, and abut upon Wanrong Township Silin Village and Fenglin Township Lirong Neighborhood. Chingshui River originated from Central Mountains; it runs through Jianching, Nanping, and Beilin, and converges to Hualien River.[up]

Chingshui River bevels the valley. The stream is very clear and pure. The pureness allows visitors to play in it. Visitors could also experience the luxury of forest bath around the stream. Despite its poor connection with the outbound traffic, it still attracts many neighborhood residents. It could be said that Chingshui River still keeps its original features and is natural for a recreation area.

　  Industrial road is the main inbound transportation; Hua-tung highway (Tai No. 9) is the main outbound transportation. The east side of Chienching Village connects to the Lingnanping Township, and the south side of it connects to the Fengyi Township (Fenglin Mt.). Residents visit Fenglin Township the most often because they usually pass through it by motorcycles or cars via Tai-Chiu Line. The commute is around ten to twenty minutes.

Another route— Hua-tung highway, is more suitable for the distance travel. If visitors want to travel to Hualien or to Taitung, they can get a transfer at Nanping Train station. But be sure to know that there are more trains running at Fenglin Train Station, so the time table is more flexible there.

If you have friends coming from Hualien who want to visit Chienching Village, they could take southbound buses or southbound trains to Fenglin Township and turn west at a small alley (turn right at the highway). After a five to ten minutes walk, they will arrive at Chienching Village. [up]

Jian Ching community has many studios of traditional arts. Owner of these studios are all enthusiastic in traditional handicrafts. Not only do they preserve the traditional skill, they also try to promote the traditional culture. Classes on traditional culture in the school depend on the knowledge of these professional craftsmen.

1. Uhai Studio:
Owner: Ce-mei Hu (Uhai)
Introduction: Specialized in the craftsmanship of Truku traditional weaving and rattan tools; expert in traditional weaving.

2. Iyang Studio:
Owner: Hui-fang Wu Chung (Iyang)
Introduction: Specialized in the craftsmanship of Truku traditional weaving and rattan tools; expert in traditional weaving.

3. Uma Leather Carving Studio:
Owner: Uma
Introduction: Their leather productions integrated cultures of various tribes. Works blended with tote

4. Guang Nan Bow & Arrow Studio:
Owner: Guang-nan He
Introduction: Specialized in hand-made traditional Truku bows and arrows, provides archery fans from inside and outside the township for practical use or collection. In order to keep the quality of their products high, their amounts are limited and must be reserved.

5. Simple Ramie Back Basket:
Owner: Rong-fa Li, Jin-de Chiang
Introduction: The Simple Ramie Back Baskets they produced are characteristic. [up]

References and Source:

 1.“Mountains and Waters of Jianqing”, Alang Miharasi Native Studies Program Unit 2, Jianqing Elementary School

2. Hualien County Wanrong Township website—Office Introduction—Village Office—Jianching Village (2008.02.03) http://www.wanrung.gov.tw/officesintro/village_jc.aspx