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The Dumpling Sage: How Taiwan's Mount Banping Got Its Shape
Folktale Mythology SiniticAugust 6, 2020July 24, 2020

The Dumpling Sage: How Taiwan’s Mount Banping Got Its Shape

Visitors to Taiwan’s Kaohsiung City will notice an oddly shaped mountain called Mount Banping. This folktale reveals how it got its distinctive shape!

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The Mother Goddess
Folktale Mythology SiniticMarch 29, 2018February 28, 2020

The Mother Goddess

The story of the mother goddess who created the first humans.

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In the Beginning
Folktale Mythology SiniticMarch 15, 2018February 28, 2020

In the Beginning

The tale of the giant born at the beginning of time and subsequently shaped the world.

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Sun Moon Lake
Austronesian Folktale MythologyJanuary 4, 2018February 28, 2020

Sun Moon Lake

The indigenous folktale on the origin of the name of Taiwan’s beautiful Sun Moon Lake.

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Paiwan Origin Myths
Austronesian MythologyDecember 15, 2016July 5, 2020

Paiwan Origin Myths

The Paiwan people have many origin myths. Here is a sampling of these Paiwan origin tales.

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Tattooed Faces
Austronesian Mythology TraditionDecember 7, 2016February 28, 2020

Tattooed Faces

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

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