英文摘要:A settlement, where people live, must be formed to satisfy settlers’ requisites for both material and spirit. This king of space constructed in accordance with subjective intentionality is called “existential space.” The present study aimed to explore how subjective intentionality stemming from folks’ spiritual desire influences belief space. In Ch’ ing dynasty, large-scale land cultivation of Han-Chinese in Tzu-chien(竹塹) area was propelled from the seaside to mountain areas. In the meanwhile, because of conflicts between Han-Chinese and Sheng-fan(生番), and cooperation between Han-Chinese and Shou-fan(熟番), the Ch’ing government in 1761 A. D. dug Tuu-niou Ditches(土牛溝). In 1790 A. D., a boundary line between Han-Chinese and Sheng-fan was delimited. These two steps would divide the whole Tzu-chien area into three cultivation areas: Han-keen area(漢墾區), reserved area(保留區), and Ay-keen area(隘墾區). Chung-kang River Basin(中港溪流域) is situated in the south of Tzu-chien area. Consequently, this basin possesses this kind of humane environment, and it can represent one of these basic types of Han cultures. Because of constitution of different areas and historical development along Chung-kung River, this study attempted to illustrate whether folk beliefs displayed different religious spheres and different spaces. Besides, this study attempted to address whether folk beliefs in different zones suffered the same culture shock under modernization and globalization. Chung-kung River Basin is located in northern Taiwan and Tzu-chien area of Ch’ing dynasty , so the environments of these areas were introduced first. Then the courses of natural and humane environments were discussed in details, inclusive of the cultivation process in the early era of Ch’ing dynasty, fulfillment of paddy-planting techniques and social system in the middle era, and the establishment of Han cultural thoughts and concepts in the last era. Gradually, folk beliefs of Han-Chinese were established along Chun-kung River. Folk beliefs are the worship systems shaped by means of long-run living experiences. Despite of the so-called”system,” folk beliefs are actually diverse and lax, mainly resulting from the mixture of living. Diverse living deepened the contents of folk beliefs which symbolizes Chun-kung River Basin. Through worship, folk beliefs present the space which temples exercise jurisdiction over. The social meanings of the space are anthropologically and geographically explained by “religious sphere” and “sacred space.” In this study, the religious sphere of Han-keen area was found from the area’s corner to other towns while the spheres of the reserved area and Ay-keen area were discovered from the area’s corner to other villages. This revealed that Han-keen area was most qualified for large-scale religious sphere. In addition, the concept of the sacred space emphasizes the worship sphere and the space holiness formed by temples(center), shrines and Wuu-yng(五營)(four directions). The findings of this study were that the sacred space was stable in Ay-keen area in contrast with Han-keen area and the reserved area. Although the names and the meanings of these areas do not exist nowadays, the social development and life styles of these three areas still effect Chung-kung River Basin, and folk beliefs are also developed on these bases.