‧ Rinari Kucapungane tribe
Rinari Kucapungane tribe was the only indigenous tribe that was destroyed by typhoon Morakot completely. After the disaster, the permanent housing of the village is knowing as “Taiwan Provence.” A group of returned young villagers established a “shared-partnership in management,” working on rebuilding tribal industries. The diverse and innovative social enterprise focuses mainly on “accompanying the elderly,” “fostering talents,” “preserving culture,” and “community care.” It attracts many domestic and international travelers who enjoy tribal tour and experiencing Rukai living style to visit the place. Reservation are available for staying overnight experiencing Rukai living style, meeting place, exhibition, food and beverage service, cultural creative DIY, royal blessing and tribal cultural tour. |
‧ Ulaljuc
The permanent housing is located in Ulaljuc Township Hsin Chih Farm. The residents originally come from Taiwu village and were relocated here after typhoon Morakot’s destruction and named the new residence “Ulaljuc,” taking up 10 hectares of area space. The housings were completed in 2011 with inclined roof and imitated stone-plate design blended with diamond-shaped graphics to create the architectural features of the indigenous. Ulaljuc is close to its original residence and Wan Chin Post. It is anticipated to become a new tourist site when linked to Wan Chin Post and mountain route recreational sites. |
‧Davaran
Dashe original residence (Davaran) is a Ravar tribe of Paiwan located in upper stream of Koushe stream left bank. The name Dashe (big village) was given by the neighboring Han people due to its large number of villagers. After typhoon Morakot, most of the residents were relocated in Rinari permanent housing. Some resident still insist on staying behind or commuting to and from Rinari to continue their lifestyle and farming. Those who chose to stay behind wish to retrieve the root of their culture and life style with their own effort and pace. One of the families that stays in the traditional territory built “Kitchen in the wild- tjalu peljan” (tjalu peljan is a Paiwan family name) next to old Dashe Elementary School. They hope to build not only a restaurant but a daily living space so the villagers and friends can come gather here and communicate with and support each other. It is also now the base to the two families who homeschool their children. Agriculture and food preparation is the foundation of everyday life; therefore, the villagers work hard on agricultural rehabilitation, growing peanuts on the shared farming fields, using chayote fruit, peanut shells and pumpkins from the farm to feed their healthy and naturally-bred chickens. They even have taro and millet fields surrounded by wild flowers under an old tree on a higher land. It not only sustains the families’ diet and also leaves seed to the extension of the culture. |
‧ Tavatavang
Having experienced 5 relocations, the last relocation for Tavatavang was during 1989-1991. The tribe has moved to a location near Taiwan route 24, the new residence is called “new Dalai/new Tavatavang,” looking into the direction of the old residence, “old Dalai/old Tavatavang.” Although they have moved to a new location, the villagers still go back to the old site to farm, relying on the 150-meter long Dalai suspension bridge crossing the north Ailiao Stream for commuting back and forth. This bridge not only connects the communication between the old and new residences, it is also the pass-through between Wutai town and Sandimen town. Many stone houses are preserved here in old Tavatavang, outside the village is the waterfalls. The scenic views are great for mountain climbing and hiking. During 1989-1991, the villagers moved to new Tavatavang for convenience of education and employment. Due to the relocation then, the old village seems to be frozen in the years of 1980s and has never changed since. Therefore, you can see traditional stone houses and modern concrete houses, showing the transitions of different eras. The most unique feature about old Tavatavang is that the drainage, lanes and walls were built with stones. The arrangements of the houses were influenced with the Japanese’s assistance during Japanese rule. They are in aligning patterns, making a stone city in the quiet woods. They combine local resources and tribal culture to establish ecotourism with depth, knowledge, sensibility, education and recreation, emphasizing on treating the environment friendly to reduce and lower destruction to the environment. Visiting the tribe can not only help you get to know the rich cultural context, you can also experience respecting and cherishing the natural ecology and local culture while relaxing here. |
‧Kaviyangan
Jia-ping, Kaviyangan, one of the oldest Paiwan tribe. Legend has it that the goddess Salavan came down to earth from Dawu mountain and saw a place on the hillside that looks like a palm, which is seemingly comfortable to live. So she shaped a man and a woman with clay and blew at them to give them souls, thus they became the earliest ancestors of Kaviyangan. The long lasting culture for centuries happened here; testimonies of the people’s migration to the south and east were bore here as well. It was the trade station between the plains and the mountains and intersection for the traditions and the foreign. It is where ancestral pillars are home to and also where the Catholic church started. |