Taiwan is divided into: Southern Fujian cultural characteristics. Hakka cultural characteristics. Aboriginal cultural characteristics. The first two are similar to those of our country. Let’s learn about the aboriginal people: There are 13 ethnic groups in Taiwan’s aboriginal people (Gaoshan ethnic group). In addition,

The Seediq, a branch of the Atayal ethnic group, are actively striving to become the fourteenth indigenous ethnic group. They are: 1. Taroko 2. Atayal 3. Rukai 4. Amis 5. Puinan 6.

Paiwan Tribe 7. Saisiyat Tribe 8. Tsou Tribe 9. Yami Tribe 10. Gamalan Tribe 11. Bunun Tribe 12. Thao Tribe 13. Sakilaya Tribe Geographical Distribution: Saisiyat Tribe: Distributed in Hsinchu and Miaoli Counties

The mountainous area at the junction is adjacent to the Atayal people. It is said that the ancestors of the Saisiyat people moved from the foothills of Daba Mountain to the Dahu and Miaoli areas, and then continued to move south.

Saixia is divided into two groups, the north and the south, based on the ridge lines of Egongji Mountain and Hengpingbei Mountain.

Northern Saixia is distributed in Shipaii, Shigao and Pilai of Daishe, Wufeng Township, Hsinchu County.

Nansaixia is distributed in Walu and Kalawan in Donghe Village, Nanzhuang Township, Miaoli County, Pakasan and Amisi in Penglai Village, and Pakali in Jinshui Village, Tai'an Township.

), Malin, Invawan, Baishou Village, Shitan Township.

Xiangtian Lake, the famous dwarf sacrifice site, belongs to Donghe Village.

The largest number of tribesmen are in Nanzhuang Township, Miaoli County, mainly in Dongdong, Penglai and Nanjiang villages.

Next is Wufeng Township, Hsinchu County, and there are also Saixia people in Zhudong Town, Hsinchu County.

Saisiyat is deeply influenced by the Atayal people and also has the custom of face tattoos. It is a patrilineal gathering and is famous for its dwarf sacrifice.

The total population is nearly 5,000. Thao people: The Thao people are one of the aboriginal ethnic groups in Taiwan. According to the migration legend of the Thao people, some scholars once considered them to be a branch of the Tsou people in Alishan. Based on their distribution, they are related to the neighboring Bunun people.

More closely, some scholars believe that the culture of the Thao people is just on the edge of Han culture and aboriginal culture. Therefore, some people argue that the Thao people are the latest Pingpu ethnic group to be sinicized, or the earliest Gaoshan ethnic group to be sinicized. But in fact,

The Thao people have a unique language and rich cultural characteristics. There is no doubt that they are an independent ethnic group. However, the Thao people generally oppose being regarded as one of the Pingpu ethnic groups. For a long time, they have strived to become "Taiwan's aboriginal ethnic group".

The tenth clan".

Today, the area where the Thao aborigines live is limited to the Sun Moon Lake area. Most of them live in Riyue Village, known as Dehuashe. A few households, numbering about 60, have settled in Dapinglin, Shuili Township.

With a population of nearly 300 people (data from the 1990s of the Republic of China), it can be said to be the smallest aboriginal group in Taiwan, and it is also a treasure of mankind.

The original style of the Thao people retains many cultural characteristics. Since ancient times, they have relied on Sun Moon Lake and the blessed land around it to thrive and create a rich culture, which has been cultivated from gathering, fishing, hunting, farming and other productions.

The Tsou people with impressive humanistic characteristics: The Tsou people are roughly divided into northern Tsou and southern Tsou. The northern Tsou refers to the Alishan Caoya people (also divided into Tapagu-Tufuja group and Lututu group), and the southern Tsou refers to Kanabua.

tribe and the Shah Aruaya tribe.

The Tsou people are also known as the Cao people. Their population is mainly distributed in Alishan Township, Chiayi County, followed by Sanmin Township, Kaohsiung County. They are also scattered in Taoyuan Township, Kaohsiung County and Xinyi Township, Nantou County.

The total population of the Rukai is nearly 4,000 people: the Rukai mainly live on the east and west sides of the central mountains in the south of the province.

Living on the west side are the Xiasan Community distributed in Zhuokou River, a tributary of Laonong River, and the Xilukai Group distributed in the Ailiao River Basin. They mainly live in mountainous areas with an altitude of 500 to 1,000 meters;

The branch on the east side of the mountain range is distributed in the Lujia River Basin, called the Danan Group or the Donglukai Group, and lives on the edge of the Taitung Plain.

The Rukai people are distributed in Pingtung County and Taitung County.

Wutai Township in Pingtung County has the largest population, followed by Beinan Township in Taitung County, Maolin Township in Kaohsiung County and Sandimen Township in Pingtung County.

The Paiwan people have a total population of nearly 10,000. The Paiwan people take southern Taiwan as their active area, starting from the Dawu Mountains in the north, reaching Hengchun in the south, Ailiao in the west, and the coast south of Taimali in the east.

Divided into Raval subtribe and Vutsul subtribe; the Vutsul group is further divided into paumaumaq group (Northern Paiwan group), chaoboobol group and parilario group (Southern Paiwan group), and paqaroqaro group (Eastern Paiwan group).

The Paiwan population is concentrated in Pingtung County, with the largest population in Yixiang.

Administrative districts such as Majiajia Township, Sandimen Township, Taiwu Township, Kasuga Township, Shizi Township, Mudan Township and Taitung County are also the areas where the Paiwan people are distributed.

The Yami tribe has a total population of nearly 70,000 people: The Yami tribe belongs to Lanyu Township, Taitung County in terms of administrative division, with a total population of nearly 3,000 people (data from the 1992 Republic of China). It is distributed in Hongtou, Yuren,

Coconut oil, Dongqing, Hudao, Yinye six villages.