Indigenous Taiwanese culture Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
culture of the aboriginal peoples of Taiwan
About Indigenous Taiwanese culture
Taiwan was originally inhabited by variousAustronesianpeoples, whose ancestors are believed to have made their way to Taiwan from the Asian mainland approximately 6,500 years ago. Han Chinese settlement in Taiwan began when the southern part of the island was colonized by theDutchin the 17th century, and increased after the Dutch were driven off the island by the Ming Dynasty loyalist Zheng Chenggong (known in the West asKoxinga) in 1668. He set up the Kingdom of Tungning in the hopes of recapturing the Chinese mainland from the ruling Manchus of the Qing Dynasty, but that was conquered by the Qing in 1683. Han Chinese settlement in Taiwan would continue throughout the Qing Dynasty, until the island wastaken by Japanin 1895 following their defeat of China in the First Sino-Japanese War. Ta
Indigenous Taiwanese culture Travel Guide Sections
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