On a recent Saturday field trip I joined friends in visiting an aboriginal village, inhabited mostly by Bunun tribal people in the Nantou area. A kindly elder couple joined us in the evening and shared a traditional song. Video of the song is at the bottom of this posting.
The Sunday morning view of the Yushan range was refreshing, to say the least. The day before it had snowed on Yushan's highest peak, but that was invisible to us as the mountain was shrouded in thick clouds.
Yushan's highest peak, still in the embrace of some lingering clouds.
With us as "special guest" and "host" for the weekend were, respectively, American author Linda Hogan and Taiwan Bunun writer Nequo.
The Sunday morning view of the Yushan range was refreshing, to say the least. The day before it had snowed on Yushan's highest peak, but that was invisible to us as the mountain was shrouded in thick clouds.
Yushan's highest peak, still in the embrace of some lingering clouds.
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I wish I could have been with you on your field trip to the Aboriginal village. As I'm getting older, I am becoming very interested in the Celic religion (magic)and culture, Native American religion and culture. The Aboriginals beliefs (I think are similar). They respect Mother Earth. I would love to learm more about these cultures and take part in one of their religious ceremonies.