Indigenous Taiwanese culture
Prior to large-scale Han Chinese settlement during the Qing Dynasty, Taiwan was primarily inhabited by various Austronesian peoples.
UnderstandTaiwan was originally inhabited by various Austronesian peoples, whose ancestors are believed to have made their way to Taiwan from the Asian mainland approximately 6,500 years ago.
TalkThe indigenous people in Taiwan speak a variety of Austronesian languages, which are related to Malay, Indonesian, Tagalog and various other languages throughout the Malay Archipelago, Oceania and Madagascar.
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RespectHaving long suffered from discrimination at the hands of both the Qing Chinese and Japanese colonial governments, the indigenous Taiwanese are generally in an economically disadvantaged position relative to their Han…
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