Chen Ching-shun, a marathon runner from Chiayi County, holds the pair of straw slippers he wore for the Great Wall Marathon on May 21 at his home in Chiayi County on May 25.

Methods: A total of 60 older persons, aged over 60, coming from Chia-yi county, Chia-yi city, Yun-lin County and 19 university students voluntarily participated in this program.

It had been taken policy of locality self-government since year 1950, after adjustment of an administrative division, were subordinate to Chiayi County.

The Tsou tribe is ranked 9th among Taiwan's indigenous tribes in terms of population. Its distribution includes Alishan Township of Chiayi County and Sanmin and Taoyuan townships of Kaohsiung County.

In today's Alishan township, Jiayi County, the tribes to the north of Xin Mei Village are called North Zou;