Taivoan Cultural Center. Taivoan (Taivoan language: Taivoan), also known as Tamanzu, is a branch of Taiwanese indigenous peoples. Qing Dynasty documents referred to them as "Four Villages of Tamed Savages". Taivoan (Taivoan language: Taivoan), also known as Tamanzu, is a branch of Taiwanese indigenous peoples. Qing Dynasty documents referred to them as "Four Villages of Tamed Savages" and "Savages by the Mountains," named after the Taivoan villages they established, such as Dawulung, Xiaoli, Mangmang, and Gaba. Their original homeland was in the Yujing Basin of Tainan (earlier located in the Danei and Shanshang districts), and they are now mainly distributed in the hilly and river valley areas of Tainan and Kaohsiung. The original Xiaolin Village was located in the upper and middle reaches of the Nanzixian River. Most of the original inhabitants were Taivoan people. The village still retains the traditional Taivoan belief site "Gongla" (kuba in Taivoan language), with the guardian deity being Fantai Zu (also known as Taizu, and earlier referred to as Kuba Zu). Every year on the fifteenth day of the ninth lunar month, the "Night Festival" is held in the village. The Taivoan Cultural Center is located in the hinterland of the foothills of Moonlight Mountain in Shangping Village, Shanlin District. It was built after the 2009 Typhoon Morakot caused the destruction of Xiaolin Village. The villagers, unwilling to see their original homeland destroyed overnight, rebuilt Riguang Xiaolin. From an aerial view, the appearance of the houses and settlements is almost the same as their beautiful hometown Xiaolin. Even the original "Zhongyi Road" was renamed back. Strolling through Riguang Xiaolin, you can see modern houses with Pingpu indigenous characteristics.
Address: 高雄市杉林區忠義路10號
Hours: 00:00–23:59
Kaohsiung