Category: Indigenous Groups

It started with a string of woven bracelets purchased at a night market. It started with with the exhibition at the National Palace Museum entitled, "Wrapping Cultures: Asian Textiles from the National Palace Museum Collection" which showcases some of the finest historical examples of textiles and patterns from around China and other parts of Asia. It started with learning that during their period of Colonial Rule the Japanese banned indigenous weaving along with the practice of head hunting, facial tattoos, and the speaking of any language other than Japanese in public.…

Read about a day trip to one of Taiwan's hidden gems, towns and hiking trails on the eastern edge of Alishan National Park.

In one of our previous posts "Language in Taiwan," we touched briefly on the Formosan tribes who are the first inhabitants of the Island. We wanted to circle back to the topic in another post here to provide our readers with a better understanding of Taiwan's indigenous peoples and the human history and culture that stretches back well over six thousand years. Before starting, however, we want to note that while this post will be informative, it is by no means complete or comprehensive. Treat it as a starting point, a…