I Spent Three days Meeting Taiwan’s Indigenous Tribes - Jason Billam

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Leaving Taipei by car, a three and a half hour drive took myself and my guide down to Hualien County, where we met with the Truku tribe. We were shown the weaving process, along with some of the traditional clothes of the locals. Stopping for lunch at an indigenous restaurant owned by Truku people, we carried on to meet with Piteru and his wife, who make handmade traditional instruments. From there, we passed Taroko Gorge on the way to the Indigenous Facial Tattoo Museum. Kimi Sibal has spent his life documenting the facial tattoo culture of the indigenous people of the region (who sadly have now all passed away). The following day, we drove further south along the east coast, and learned about the rattan collecting process, and how at Paterongan Art Studio the Amis people are still making modern items from rattan. Another stop saw me learn how to make rice wine with two Amis women in Taitung County, before stopping overnight in the region. The final day of this video saw me take part in a hike with the Bunun tribe, learning their traditional ways of life, ending with a view of the East Rift Valley. - Creator: Jason Billam I’m Jason from Cambridge, UK, and I've been travelling full-time creating content as a YouTuber since 2017. My desire to capture different ways of life on video has transported me to some of the world's most exciting and colourful countries, like India and Bangladesh. I've spent some time living in Malaysia and the Far East, and I tend to always be chasing the places that are vastly different from everything I know of. Whether that's venturing through the vast sand dunes of the Algerian Sahara, soaking in the nightlife of Latin America's vibrant streets, or visiting sacred Shia shrines in Iraq - learning and immersing myself in new cultures is what I live for.


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