Yujing, was formerly known as (or in
Dutch records after 1650's; transliterated as ) in
Taivoan, is likely the site of tribe of , a former political unit of the
Taiwanese aborigines. The name has also been spelled
Tefurang,
Tefurangh,
Tevoran,
Tevourang, and
Devoran. Tevorang was one of nine villages that joined in warfare against the people of Favorlang (modern-day
Huwei, Yunlin). During the
Kingdom of Tungning, members of the
Siraya people from the Tavocan area (modern-day
Xinhua) moved to this area due to conflicts with
Han Chinese. The
Tapani Incident of 1915 was one of the largest armed uprisings by Taiwanese Han and aboriginals against
Japanese rule in Taiwan. In 1920,
political divisions of Taiwan had structural changes and many geographical names were changed into Japanese style. The name
Tapani was transliterated as in Japanese
Tamai (
Kanji: ) and administratively was called Tamai Village, ,
Tainan Prefecture. During Japanese rule, Tamai produced abundant sugar.
Republic of China The name
Tamai (Kanji: ) of the very same Japanese Kanji is pronounced
Yujing in
Mandarin Chinese. After the
handover of Taiwan from Japan to the
Republic of China in 1945, Yujing was organized as a
rural township of
Tainan County. On 25 December 2010, Tainan County was merged with Tainan City and Yujing was upgraded to a
district of the
city. In the 1960s, with government promotion, the name "Yujing" became almost synonymous with "mangos". ==Geography==