[2] Yujing, was formerly known as Tapani (or Tamani in Dutch records after 1650's; transliterated as Chinese: 噍吧哖; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ta-pa-nî) in Taivoan, is likely the site of Tapani tribe of Tevorang people [zh], a former political unit of the Taiwanese aborigines.[4] Tevorang was one of nine villages that joined in warfare against the people of Favorlang (modern-day Huwei, Yunlin).The Tapani Incident of 1915 was one of the largest armed uprisings by Taiwanese Han and aboriginals against Japanese rule in Taiwan.After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Yujing was organized as a rural township of Tainan County.The district consists of Yujing, Yutian, Zhongzheng, Zhuwei, Shatian, Sanpu, Sanhe, Wangming, Cenglin and Fengli Village.