Six Tao Aborigines from Orchid Island (Lanyu, 蘭嶼) rowing one of their traditional fishing boats around Taiwan are nearing completion of a voyage inspired by a late documentary filmmaker.
The six Tao arrived in Chiayi County on Thursday as they rowed their white, red and black canoe-like wooden boat, called a tatala in the Tao language.
Because such boats are not made from a single tree trunk or log, they are not considered to be canoes.
Chang Shih-kai (張世凱), the Tao rower who initiated the voyage, said the trip was inspired by late Taiwanese filmmaker Chi Po-lin (齊柏林), best known
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