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The purpose of this paper is to explore the name of Baliboon in northern Taiwan. Starting from Ching Dynasty to the time before the enforcement of urban development program in the Republic in 1970s’, all the names about it will be collected. Through some of the literatures and historical documents, field study, general investigation, textual research, we categorize the names into 8 classifications in accordance with their environmental landscape, description for characteristic and scattering phenomenon. We try to interpret the characteristics as its name suggests so that we can better understand the interaction between the people and the ground in Baliboon area. The findings are as follows:
1. The name, Baliboom, shows that the residents were consist of the Native-Taiwanese, the Hakka, and the Fujianese at that time. The Fujianese is the majority in the early Baliboom population. 2.There are 412 names for Baliboon. Among them about 50 percent of the names are related to the geography. 3.Mainly the names for this place on one hand, through textual research, originate from mountain, plain, a pit in the ground and bamboo. On the other hand they come from house, pound ,shelter, portion/division, section, road and camp. 4.By the distinctions of the name of the village we realize what the conditions for our ancestors to choose to live are. 5.The names for Baliboon appear to be appearance, location, nature and humanity oriented. 6.Among those classifications more are called small Baliboon than big Baliboon . Xiaguzi and Tzangdaokung are minor.
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