Fu'lang people

The Fu'lang (Fu'langese: թռကေել/福蘭; RFL: Fu'lan; Chinese: 福蘭; pinyin: Fú lán) is an indigenous group of Tseng. It's the largest indigenous group, with a population of 282,117, as of 2021, representing about 1/4 of Tseng's aboriginal population.

Pre-modern
The Fu'lang were one of the first peoples that came from Sakhalin and Asia to Tseng Island a few thousand years ago. They originally settled in modern St. Joseph and Tseng City, however they moved east to Meihua and Qishan.

Few Fu'lang lived in the Five Kingdoms (400 BC-1394), which were situated at the southwestern end of the island. The area with most Fu'lang at the time was Kaso in Yan Kingdom, a town at the eastern border of Yan, with 70% of the population Fu'lang.

Under colonization
The Fu'lang were discriminated against by the Ming and the Europeans because they were "different". Many Fu'lang and other native tribes like the Hazaki and Tanan were slaves or worked in low-paying jobs and were given the worst education. The Yuzo Treaty of 1765, signed in Yuzo, French Tseng, ordered all indigenous to be moved to a specific land. That land was minuscule, and many wars or disorder occured in that area, mainly due to land. Worse of all, they weren't allowed to leave. Finally, in 1798, the land was expanded and the wars became rare.

During Japanese rule, the Yuzo Treaty land was dissolved and Fu'lang could go any where they want. Many Fu'lang were still being discriminated against.

Tseng (1946-1989)
In 1948, Fu'lang and other native tribes, along with women and non-Chinese/European Tsengians, were allowed to vote. The Fu'lang finally got an education after the Education Law of 1951. However, many Fu'lang were still being held back.

The first Fu'lang president was Guo Ming-wang (PDP), serving from 1976-1980. Guo had Fu'lang and Kanding ancestry.

Tseng (1989-present)
The Fu'lang group was recognized as an ethnic minority in 1989. Previously Fu'lang, with all other indigenous groups, were classifed as "Indigenous".

The Fu'lang Museum was opened on June 20, 2001, in Tseng City, becoming the first museum solely focused on indigenous topics.

There were 6 politicians out of 159 in the National State Assembly who are Fu'lang or have Fu'lang ancestry. 4 are PDP while 2 are NPP.

Language
"Main article: Fu'lang language"Fu'lang people speak Fu'langese. About 260,000 people speak this language, with many more L2 speakers. Recently, the Fu'langese alphabet has been "assimilated" into Mandarin Chinese, as many Fu'langese subtitles now use the Chinese alphabet.

The RFL (Romanization of Fu'langese) or Rokain fu'lan is the official romanization of Fu'langese.