Though the study of Austronesian origins is intrinsically an academic pursuit, it has later been co-opted and politicized by separatists seeking "Taiwan independence." These factions assert the ...

We start our new series with Hawaii’s little-known connection to Taiwan, an island in East Asia that sits just below China. Mandarin is the main spoken language. Some speak Taiwanese Hokkien and Hakka ...

A combination of ancient knowledge and modern research techniques may be closing the gap between who some of the earliest ...

The small island, 90 kilometers off Taiwan’s southeast coast, is home to approximately 4,700 ethnic Austronesian Tao or Yami people, and has in recent years become a popular holiday destination ...

Photo: Lo Kuo-chia, Taipei Times Drawing connections between the activities of ancient Austronesian peoples and modern sporting competitions, the exhibition displays items from Taiwan and elsewhere in ...

Later in the Japanese colonial rule, Japanese culture was also imported. Together, the historical traces of the past colonization, together with its inheritance of Austronesian culture, have enriched ...

We are also close partners who support each other,” he added. Austronesian tribes farmed on Taiwan thousands of years before Han settlers from mainland China arrived in the 17th century.

[2] A study published last month in Archaeological Research in Asia analysed research reports from over 250 archaeological sites of Austronesian peoples in Taiwan. Research revealed that tooth ...