#aboriginal tribe

Andaman and Nicobar islands consist of around 800 plus islands in the Indian ocean. An union territory of India, Andaman Nicobar Islands have a population of aboriginal tribes – Great Andamanese, Jarwa, Onge, and Sentinel,  that have been continuing their hunter gatherer lifestyle for the past 10000 plus years. Geographically, Andaman Nicobar Islands sit 600 to 700 km north of Malacca Strait, a…

Paiwan people of Taiwan

Paiwan Tribe

Introduction to Taiwan’s Paiwan People

Taiwan’s Paiwan people are an aboriginal tribe. The Paiwan language is the daily language of the Tribe. The younger members of the tribe speak both Paiwan and Mandarin Chinese. The Paiwan people of Taiwan make up approximately 17.7% of the total indigenous people living in Taiwan. The last census numbered them at 70,331. They are the…

HSINCHU CITY TAIWAN

Welcome to Hsinchu City Taiwan, “the city of New Bamboo”. Cooling breezes coming off the Strait of Taiwan keep the windy city cool and pleasant most of the year. Hsinchu Taiwan is off the main tourist map making it a delightful discovery for the deserning traveler. Hsinchu City Taiwan is over 400 years old and is the oldest city in Northern Taiwan. Chuchang, as it was…

2014/10/4 

Smangus is a remote Atayal (one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan) village at Hsinchu County. It is famous for its ancient cypress trees.

The village is consist of a few families and they manage their life With communalism. The system of communal management distribute their fortune and welfare fairly.

Smangus used to be cut off from the outside world so that they could not get the sufficient resource to develops their village, including the education. The children needed to spent 5-6 hours to commute to school.

The area didn’t have electricity until 1979, and the only road to the outside world wasn’t even completed until 1995.

[ Hsinchu ] The Forest of Giant Trees in Smangus - Part III

[ Hsinchu ] Tribal Village of Smangus - Part II

[ Hsinchu ] To Smangus - Part I ; Deep in the Mountains