Island Folklore: Taiwanese Tales & Traditions

An online repository of Taiwan’s folktales, history, legends, myths and traditions.

Tag: Atayal

  • Taiwan’s Cultures and Communities

    Taiwan’s Cultures and Communities

    Island Folklore
    Taiwanese Tales & Traditions • An online repository of Taiwan’s folktales, history, legends, myths and traditions.

    Taiwan’s not a big place. But it is home to an incredible diversity of cultures with 16 native Austronesian nations and three Sinitic groups.

  • The Story of Yuma

    The Story of Yuma

    Susan Chang, PhD
    Taiwanese-Canadian artist, historian and creator of BHT Studio. Susan is also an advisor and contributor to Island Folklore.

    Yuma Taru is a legendary figure among the Atayal people of Taiwan. She has dedicated her life to preserving Taiwan’s indigenous heritage.

  • Sundown

    Sundown

    Island Folklore
    Taiwanese Tales & Traditions • An online repository of Taiwan’s folktales, history, legends, myths and traditions.

    An ancient Atayal tale that tells of two suns in the sky and the hero who shot one down.

  • The Great Flood

    The Great Flood

    Island Folklore
    Taiwanese Tales & Traditions • An online repository of Taiwan’s folktales, history, legends, myths and traditions.

    From the Holy Bible to Taiwan’s indigenous Formosan tales, flood myths feature widely in ancient literature.

  • Tattooed Faces

    Tattooed Faces

    Island Folklore
    Taiwanese Tales & Traditions • An online repository of Taiwan’s folktales, history, legends, myths and traditions.

    The Atayal are an ancient Austronesian tribe indigenous to Taiwan. This is their origin story.