Under the early Qing , the area around the cape continued to be held by Taiwanese aborigines such as the Paiwan . The cape 's strong currents and nearby Qixingyan reefs produced numerous shipwrecks , provoking international incidents in the case of the '' Rover '' in 1867 and a Ryukyu convoy in 1871 that led to American and Japanese invasions of the island
Ryukyu convoy
Mudan incident
Cape Eluanbi