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  • The Truku War: Taiwan’s Forgotten Battles of 1914

    The Truku War: Taiwan’s Forgotten Battles of 1914

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

    Discover the Truku War of 1914, Taiwan’s largest 20th-century battle where 30,000 Japanese forces fought 3,000 indigenous Truku warriors.

  • Taiwan’s Cultures and Communities

    Taiwan’s Cultures and Communities

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    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.

  • 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.