on the southern coasts of China. Their targets included major cities such as Quanzhou, along with smaller towns like Shui'ao and Weito. These attacks were launched from their operational base located in Eastern Taiwan.

Wang's account of the locals' appearance aligns with descriptions of the Pintados people. He noted that both men and women gathered their hair into topknots (????, nan nü cuo ji) and used ink to tattoo their bodies up to the neck (????????, yi