Outline

Illustration 1

Position: After opening story paragraph (around line 25) Type: scene Purpose: Visualize the opening hook — standing in front of Longshan Temple in Wanhua, pondering Taiwan’s administrative shift Visual Content: A quiet street scene in Wanhua (艋舺), Longshan Temple in the background, an old map of Taiwan with administrative boundaries overlaid in warm translucent tones, thoughtful atmosphere Filename: 01-scene-wanhua-temple.png

Illustration 2

Position: After Section I (around line 44) Type: infographic Purpose: Show the 300-year administrative expansion timeline Visual Content: A horizontal timeline from 1661 to 1895 with key milestones: 1661 東都架構 (1府2縣) → 1686 一府三縣 → 1731 淡水廳 → 1810 噶瑪蘭廳 → 1874+ 臺北府+恆春縣 → 1885 建省. Each node shows the expanding governance coverage. Filename: 02-infographic-admin-timeline.png

Illustration 3

Position: After Section IV (around line 104) Type: flowchart Purpose: Show the governance algorithm iteration loop — the three phases of “data-driven” expansion Visual Content: A three-stage cycle diagram: 「寓兵於農」(1661, 軍事驅動) → 「移民先行·政府追認」(1731-1810, 人口驅動) → 「危機倒逼·清賦升科」(1874+, 外部壓力驅動). Arrows connecting each stage with key metrics (18.6萬兩 → 42萬人 → 67萬兩) Filename: 03-flowchart-governance-algorithm.png

Illustration 4

Position: After Section V (around line 118) Type: infographic Purpose: Show the grassroots grid — from place names to baojia system Visual Content: A layered pyramid diagram showing Taiwan’s governance grid: bottom layer — 莊/社 (villages, e.g. 芝蘭堡32莊, 大加臘堡16莊, 范姜新屋) → middle layer — 保/里 → top layer — 縣/府. Hand-drawn notion style with warm earth tones. Filename: 04-infographic-grid-pyramid.png