traditional fishing wooden boats from lanyu orchid island taiwan used its native tao people

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Traditional fishing wooden boats from Lanyu Orchid island, Taiwan, used by its native Tao people Royalty Free Stock Photo

Traditional fishing wooden boats from Lanyu Orchid island, Taiwan, used by its native Tao people

The Tao are the native people in Lanyu / Orchid island. Living in a small island sorrounded by the Pacific ocean, they relied strongly on the sea for food, so fisheries are central to Tao culture. These traditional wooden fishing boats are nowadays mostly used for ceremonial purposes. Lanyu is a very small tropical island of volcanic origin.