Orchid Island is known by the Tao people indigenous to the island as Pongso no Tao ("island of human beings"). It was also known by the Tao as Ma'ataw ("floating in the sea") or Irala ("facing the mountain"); the latter being contrasted with the Tao name for the Taiwanese mainland – "Ilaod" ("toward the sea").

2024年11月22日 · Orchid Island (not to be confused with the Fijian Island of the same name), known in the local Tao language as Ponso No Tao (Island of the people), and in Chinese as Lanyu (蘭嶼) is a secret indigenous people's paradise off the southeastern coast of Taiwan.

2023年1月5日 · Lanyu, a volcanic island the southeast coast, is the traditional home of the Tao, one of 16 officially recognized Indigenous tribes in Taiwan. The Tao have fought for years to persuade the...

2024年12月20日 · Orchid Island (Lanyu or 蘭嶼) is a small volcanic island located 64km off the southeast corner of Taiwan, directly east of Kenting. It is a volcanic island of breathtaking natural beauty and is home to the country’s most isolated aboriginal tribe, the Tao, who are famous for their annual Flying Fish Festival.

2021年7月5日 · Not only does the small volcanic island off the coast of Taiwan have endless amounts of breathtaking natural beauty, but Lanyu (or Orchid Island) is also home to the country’s most isolated aboriginal tribe, the Tao, who are famous for their annual Flying Fish Festival.

Orchid Island (Lanyu) is the most amazing travel destination on the East Coast of Taiwan. Rugged mountains, amazing seaview, Tao aboriginal culture.

2017年8月5日 · Ponso no Tao, the Orchid Island, Lanyu It is Taiwan’s most eastern part and second-largest satellite island and the home of the Tao. The picture above shows an overview from south to north (drone photo taken from “Little Lanyu”).

Orchid Island, or Lanyu (蘭嶼), is one of Taiwan’s offshore islands created by a volcanic eruption. It is best known for a stunning natural beauty untainted by human development and the livelihood of Tao indigenous culture and tradition nowhere else to be found. The exotic island may be only two-hour away by ferry from Taitung.

2017年8月15日 · Explore Lanyu (Orchid Island), Taiwan’s pristine volcanic island. Discover its geography, rich Tao culture, and unique natural beauty.

2016年5月15日 · Lanyu, or Orchid Island, may be a place on Taiwan’s doorstep – two and a half hours by ferry from Taitung – but it is a world apart. Home to the Tao indigenous people, it has a culture, lifestyle, traditions, cuisine, and sense of time and space that is nothing like that on what the Tao call “the mainland.”