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

June 3, 2012October 4, 2026Trista di Genovaaboriginal 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

Arrival in Kaiyuan Harbor on Orchid Island. Here, it's easy to rent a scooter or inquire about last-minute accommodation! See more info below. Photo: Trista di Genova 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…

Orchid Island’s rocky history, Part 3/4

Beautiful Island History

May 31, 2012October 4, 2026Trista di Genovaaboriginal 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

Traditional boats on the beach of Hengtou. Photo: Trista di Genova 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…

Orchid Island’s rocky history, Part 2/4

Beautiful Island History

May 29, 2012October 4, 2026Trista di Genovaaboriginal cultures in Taiwan, Austronesian creation myths, formosa indigenous peoples, King of the Flying Fish, Orchid Island Lanyu 蘭嶼, Tao boatmaking skills, teknonymy

Boat symbolism: Traditionally, boats like these were painted using crushed giant clamshells, kono for white, ashes for black, and red clay for crimson (Hengtou Village’s name ‘Red Head’ comes from the red-topped mountain nearby, a clay source). Until oil-based paint from Taiwan became available in the island’s first Government Store in 1954, these colors would…

Touring Taiwan’s outlying islands

Beautiful Island

May 25, 2012October 4, 2026Trista di GenovaBattle 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

Trista wants to travel to and cover in depth all of Taiwan's islands. 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…

Beautiful Island History

May 18, 2011October 4, 2026Trista di Genova1 Commentaboriginal 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)

Photo: Trista di Genova 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 version of this article. By Trista di Genova, The…