Geography
Taiwan is an island in East Asia that lies between the Philippines and Japan. It
is very close to mainland China. Taiwan and China are separated by the Taiwan Strait.
Taiwan measures 36,000 square kilometers. It’s made up of one main island and
several other smaller islands.
The island is very mountainous. The middle part of the island is covered by the
Central Mountain Range. There are many interesting plants and animals living there,
such as different kinds of snakes, Taiwan’s black bears, and the Taiwan Blue Magpie.
Also there are lots of snakes all around Taiwan.
The Taiwan government has established 8 national parks, such as
Yangmingshan national park. Lots of people like to soak in hot springs waters there,
and snorkeling in Kenting national park, it usually holds music party. Therefore,
welcome to Taiwan.
Population
The indigenous people were the first people to live on the island. Today, there
are officially 14 tribes, and indigenous people make up about two percent of Taiwan’s
population.
The Truku tribe, living mostly in Hualien, It’s hard to understand what you want
to say! Situated in the Eastern part of Taiwan, Hualien has about 20,000 people. It’s
one of the Formosan languages, specifically a subgroup of Atayal commonly referred
to as Seediq. It’s well-known for facial tattoo.
The Thao, the smallest indigenous tribe in Taiwan, it has only about 200 people,
the Thao live mostly in and around Sun Moon Lake. People usually depend on fishing
and tourism for a living. The population of the Thao is declining. The government
should put more effort on reserving its culture and customs.