Aboriginal murals on the Wulai road

series of legend murals

including this first with biblical imagery
(or is this an element from Atayal legend too?)

sun-shooting legend

monkey-agriculture legend???

photos copyright Jiyue Publications 2012

Three New Year hikes (three pictures)

a fairly hard walk from Xiongkong (熊空) in Sanxia Township to Wulai (烏來) with lots of river crossings and a 1000m peak

then a gentle romp to the hotspring and a zen-style paddy field on Yangmingshan

and finally the "Buddhist" temple at Silver River Cave also in Taipei County (now New Taipei City)

photo of the day - exploring taiwan

and while in Wulai, here's a snapshot of approach to the town:

fish of the day

in fact, four fish today, the "main protein source" of the Atayal aborigines of Wulai 烏來,
according to the Atayal Museum there
with Atayal language names

(apologies for the appalling photo quality: low light quality, through glass, with point-and-shoot camera)


and three traditional methods of catching fish: