This thesis study regional changing process from Ching Dynasty to Japanese-Ruled Period of aboriginal townships in Kaohsiung County. This thesis uses study methods such as documents and information gathering and field survey to understand the power and the mechanism of the state that affects regional change. Through the review of the policy's measures, the author analyze that the state how to construct the regional development, so as to present the regional characteristic.
According to the historical document and field survey, we can find that the conflict between aborigine and Japanese was constant. The Japanese government in order to exploit resources, policy's measures were pushed into the aboriginal region continuously. So the range of the administrative area of the aboriginal region was shrinking to the mountain, and in this process, we also can find that the power of the state played an important role in the right of living, economic mode of production, and the situation of resources development. Reflecting the power of the state, was undoubtedly the important influence factor to regional changes.