Orchid Island’s rocky history: Part 4/4 and tourist info

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June 3, 2012January 11, 2015 Trista di Genova 0 Comment aboriginal land rights, Austronesian language and cultures, Council of Indigenous Peoples, Dragon’s Head Rock (龍頭岩), homestays B&Bs, inheritance rights, Japanese in Taiwan, Kaiyuan Harbor ferry boats to Green Island Lanyu, Lanyu Meteorological Observatory (蘭嶼氣象站), Lonely Planet guides, Orchid Island Lanyu 蘭嶼, Taiwan eco-tourism, Taiwan travel, Tao Foundation, Tao tribe Yami 達悟族, where to eat stay on Orchid Island

Part One here; and Part 2; Part 3 Check out this link at Travel & Culture magazine to read AmCham’s abridged version of this article. By Trista di Genova, The Wild East Land rights are another ongoing issue for this and other tribes in Taiwan. Under the Chen administration, residents

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Orchid Island’s rocky history, Part 3/4

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May 31, 2012January 11, 2015 Trista di Genova 1 Comment aboriginal cultures in Taiwan, aboriginal history, Austronesian language and cultures, Badaiwan Diving in Hengtou, cheap travel tour package deals, flying fox (Taiwanese fruit bat) or birdwing butterflies, formosa indigenous peoples, nuclear dumping on Orchid Island, Orchid Island Lanyu 蘭嶼, outdoor adventures, Scops owl, snorkeling and diving, Taipower, Taiwan eco-tourism, Taiwan travel, Tao tribe Yami 達悟族

Part One here; and Part 2 If the Tao people of Taiwan’s Orchid Island can overcome some modern-day challenges while celebrating and sharing their rich heritage, the future looks bright for this amazing but remote haven Check out this link at Travel & Culture magazine to read AmCham’s abridged version

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Orchid Island’s rocky history, Part 2/4

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May 29, 2012January 18, 2015 Trista di Genova 0 Comment aboriginal cultures in Taiwan, Austronesian creation myths, formosa indigenous peoples, King of the Flying Fish, Orchid Island Lanyu 蘭嶼, Tao boatmaking skills, teknonymy

Part One here If the Tao people of Taiwan’s Orchid Island can overcome some modern-day challenges while celebrating and sharing their rich heritage, the future looks bright for this amazing but remote haven Check out this link at Travel & Culture magazine to read AmCham’s abridged version of this article.

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Touring Taiwan’s outlying islands

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May 25, 2012January 11, 2015 Trista di Genova 0 Comment Battle of Guningtou, cheap travel tour package deals, Chinese Civil War, Flying Fish Festival Taitung County, green island, Guningtou War Museum, homestay information and reservations, Kinmen Quemoy 金門縣, Koxinga 國姓爺; pinyin: Guóxìngyé;, Kuomintang, mao communist cafe, Mao Tse Tung, Orchid Island, Orchid Island Lanyu 蘭嶼, Taiwan travel, travel stories about Taiwan, Trista di Genova travel writing, what to see in Taiwan

An excerpt of the Lin Yang (of the DPA, Deutsche Presse-Agentur) interview with Trista di Genova, who has traveled to and written about her fascination with history and culture on Taiwan’s outlying islands, so far Orchid Island, Green Island and Kinmen. Lin Yang’s travel story will be published in the

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Paradise Lost? Orchid Island’s Rocky History

Traditional boats on orchid Island

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May 18, 2011March 17, 2017 Trista di Genova aboriginal culture in Taiwan, aboriginal peoples, anthropologist Peter Bellwood, Austronesian creation myths, Austronesian language and cultures, Barry Martinson, green island 綠島, indigenous peoples, Japanese in Taiwan, Kuomintang influence on tribal cultures, Lanyu Meteorological Observatory (蘭嶼氣象站), Lou Tsu-k’uang, nuclear, nuclear dumping on Orchid Island, Orchid Island, Orchid Island Lanyu 蘭嶼, Pacific Rim cultures, Phalaenopsis orchids, Presbyterians in Formosa, Small Heavenly Lake (小天池, Taiwan DNA and the Batanes, Taiwan history, Tao tribe, travel, Treaty of Shimonoseki, Xiao tien chih)., Yami, Yeying Village (Ivalino)

If the Tao people of Taiwan’s Orchid Island can overcome some modern-day challenges while celebrating and sharing their rich heritage, the future looks bright for this amazing but remote haven

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