Although the first official Landdag was not held until 1641, the prototype for the event can be traced back to the peace ceremony of 1636 which was staged after the Dutch subjugation of the recalcitrant village of Mattau (modern Madou 麻豆) and its allies.
The first official Landdag, held in 1641, followed the same basic outline as this first ceremony, albeit in larger and more sophisticated form.