Fujianese settlers to Yilan called this area at the north end of the Lanyang Plain "DeKeh" (旱溪, "dry river", [HanXi in Mandarin]) because of the paucity of water.
The town itself was also known as Teng-a-Hsia (湯仔城, "hot-spring town", [TangZaiCheng in Mandarin])
Over time, DeKeh changed to Jiao-keh (礁溪, "stony river", [JiaoXi in Mandarin]), though most lcoal people still call it DaKeh.
Over time, DeKeh changed to Jiao-keh (礁溪, "stony river", [JiaoXi in Mandarin]), though most lcoal people still call it DaKeh.
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