The first Chinese records of the region were written in 1603 by Chen Di, a member of Ming admiral Shen You-rong's expedition to rid the waters around Taiwan and Penghu of pirates.
对这一地区的第一批中文记载由陈第在 1603 年撰写，他是明朝将领沈有容率队远征台湾和澎湖一带水域清剿海盗时的一名随从。