Why did Taiwan Province Province say that in the Tang Dynasty?

During the Tang Dynasty, Taiwan Province Province was called Liuqiu.

In Song Dynasty, Taiwan Province Province was also called "Liuqiu" or "Liuqiu". The Biography of the Song Dynasty said: "The country of Liuqiu, east of Quanzhou, has an island called Penghu, facing the fireworks. There is also the kingdom of Vishaya, which has no language, naked ignorance and almost no humanity. In the Southern Song Dynasty, Zhao's Zhufanzhi also said: "The country that floats the ball should sail about five or six times in the east of Quanzhou. There are no other exotic goods to live in, and the people are particularly easy to plunder, so merchants can't pass. There are also Vishaye, Tanmaya and other countries. It shows that there is still no close connection between Ryukyu and the mainland; Other records about the local customs of the wandering ball in this article are the same as those in The Wandering Country of Sui Shu, because most of its contents are inherited from Sui Shu.

During the Southern Song Dynasty, many Han people lived in Pinghu (now Penghu), where chestnuts, wheat and hemp were planted and agriculture was quite developed. Because they were invaded by foreign countries when they were at the border, Wang Dayou, the prefecture magistrate, sent troops to protect the residents' safety. Details can be found in Lou Jian's "Wang Dayou's Behavior" in "Attack on Shame" in the Southern Song Dynasty: "In April of the seventh year of Avenue (17 1), (Wang Dayou) began to know Quanzhou and went to the county. The county is near the sea, and there are tens of thousands of acres of sandbars in the territory, named Pinghu. Suddenly, I was chosen by the people who lived on the island, and I planted everything. Another day, he landed on the shore and killed Lu Erfu, killed more than 400 birds, wiped out its canal leader and distributed the rest to the counties. At the beginning, every time you meet the south wind, you should be prepared to change your troubles. It is convenient for the military and civilians to build 200 houses for the public, and they dare not invade the territory. " It can be seen that Pinghu was under the jurisdiction of Quanzhou in the Southern Song Dynasty. And "Penghu" and "Pinghu" are today's Penghu after textual research, supported by scholars, and are also the earliest documentary records that can confirm today's outlying islands in Taiwan Province Province. In the above-mentioned records about Penghu or Liuqiu, "Vishaya" is recorded together, so some scholars think that "Vishaya" is the place name of Taiwan Province Province, and "Liuqiu" or "Liuqiu" is the local name of Taiwan Province Province. However, some opponents claim that Visaya is located in the Philippines. Both of these statements have their evidence and loopholes, but Vishaye is generally believed to be in Taiwan Province Province.

During the Yuan Dynasty, the traffic between China and the West was smooth, and Yuan Shizu was especially committed to overseas business. Therefore, the maritime traffic was frequent in the Yuan Dynasty. Since the first year, Sai-jo has incorporated Penghu into the territory and set up a patrol inspection department, which belongs to Jinjiang County, Quanzhou. For Taiwan Province Province, Yuan people called it "Ryukyu" or "Ryukyu" at that time, both of which are variants of the same name and have been recognized by academic circles. "History of Yuan Dynasty" Volume 2 10 "Biography of Liu Qiu" said: "Liu Qiu is in the east, within the boundaries of Zhangzhou, Quanzhou, Xing and Fu. The islands of Penghu, as opposed to staying, don't work either. Look at it when it's sunny, but it's far away when it's hazy. " After the demise of the Yuan Dynasty, Ming Taizu abandoned the inspection department and forcibly moved the residents back to the mainland. The empty market in Penghu has become a pirate's lair.

"Liu Qiu" or "Liu Qiu" or "Liu Qiu" is pronounced as "Riukiu", which may be the name of "Rokau-an" by Pingpu people, and some people think it is close to "Rong Keo". German historian Lisi (author of Taiwan Province Island History) thinks that Langqiao people and Okinawa people are one race. However, during the Hongwu period in the early Ming Dynasty (14th century), after King Sun Yat-sen of Ryukyu (Okinawa) was conferred the title of "Big Ryukyu" by the Ming Dynasty, Ryukyu began to be called "Little Ryukyu" by Taiwan Province Province. In the past, the so-called "Ryukyu" generally referred to a part of Taiwan Province Province and Okinawa Islands.

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Now there is an island called "Little Ryukyu" in Pingtung County, which is a place where people usually play.