Arikun is a group of Austronesian indigenous Formosan people[1] living from the western plain to central basin of Taiwan, especially.
They have lived through the Dutch colonization of Taiwan, as well as the Manchurian occupation during the Qing dynasty.
Nowadays, the inhabitants of the eastern and southeastern parts of Puli are mostly descendants of Arukun and Lloa people.
[4] Some indigenous communities founded by Arikun in the 18th century include: Some comparison of the words from Arikun communities with those from Lloa as compile by Ogawa (2006):[5] The movie Ataabu, released in 2015, narrates the story of the Lin family, which was connected to the rise and prosperity of central Taiwan in the mid-19th century.
It is named after the Arikun tribe Ataabu,[6] which is known as Wufeng nowadays.