Taiwan history/Prehistorical and the indigenous culture

Prehistorical Culture

In the Stone Age, the people on the island used stone tools to meet their daily needs, including hunting animals, crafting implements, and processing food. Taiwan's prehistorical archaeological site are the key information to understand the prehistorical culture. Such as the Beigang Site and multiple sites in Keelung etc.

Lianhuachi Culture

Lianhuachi Culture is an important representative of Taiwan's prehistoric culture.Lianhuachi Culture got its name from the southern Taiwan's Lianhuachi site.This culture emerged between approximately 4,000 and 3,000 years ago and relied primarily on agriculture for its livelihood. They improved the technology of producing pottery and the develop of plant cultivation.

Kenting Culture

Kenting Culture is an important representative of Taiwan's late prehistoric culture.This culture emerged between approximately 3,000 and 1,000 years ago and mainly discovered at southern Taiwan.They improved the technology of producing and decorating pottery, alongside the development of more complex social organization and religious beliefs.

Indigenous people

Indigenous people are the earliest inhabitants of Taiwan, who have over a thousand years of history. They are a part of Taiwan's diverse culture, with special culture.

• Diversity: There are officially 16 groups of Indigenous group recognized by the Taiwan (ROC) government.
• Lifestyle: In the past, they used to hunt, fish and farm to live. They have special culture of living, clothing, eating and religion. Many of these traditional cultural elements are still preserved today.
• Language:Their language is usually a part of Austronesian languages, which is a group of language that cross the Pacific and the Indian ocean.There is a theory that the origin of the language comes from Taiwan.

Austronesian languages

Indigenous people's culture (gallery)

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