tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post1419466031960921683..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Lanyu. Because Goats. Michael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-40652146708224664462015-02-08T23:49:34.157+08:002015-02-08T23:49:34.157+08:00The hawk was, I think, a Black Kite. Well done for...The hawk was, I think, a Black Kite. Well done for getting that shot with it carrying the snake! Mike Faganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08745281285031316740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-9749747010506006572015-02-08T23:03:08.242+08:002015-02-08T23:03:08.242+08:00You are right. Next time you coming to Barbados gi...You are right. Next time you coming to Barbados give me a shout outRodman Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02429045540255944520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-13408057489269287332015-02-08T07:06:47.206+08:002015-02-08T07:06:47.206+08:00Great comment. I heard about the name thing last t...Great comment. I heard about the name thing last time I was there. It also shows how the State forces identities on people instead of adapting to their practices...Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-12046631474660597002015-02-08T01:29:35.339+08:002015-02-08T01:29:35.339+08:00I really enjoyed the pictures. I've been to La...I really enjoyed the pictures. I've been to Lanyu several times. My godson (gan er) is Dawu from Lanyu.<br /><br />I got a story from him about the concrete pens that are on the seafront in one of the pictures:<br /><br />The government built the pens to try to get the people of Lanyu to pen in the pigs. But they wouldn't use it. A burial ground with unmarked graves is about 50 feet away. I asked him, would using the place as a pigpen be an insult to the ancestors? No, he said, it would be an insult to the pigs.<br /><br />This highlights the very different attitude of Chinese and indigenous to ancestors. Chinese say the fortunes of the descendants depend on how well they treat their parents and ancestors, e.g. with commemoration -- they look backward. Indigenous people look forward -- in Lanyu, a person's name changes when they have a child, to "parent of xxx", then to "grandparent of xxx".<br /><br />In contrast, the dead are buried the day they die, and told not to come back.<br /><br />Linda<br /><br />Lindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-62860267985608552632015-02-07T14:56:13.172+08:002015-02-07T14:56:13.172+08:00Cheers for the write up and great photos, I've...Cheers for the write up and great photos, I've never been there and hope to go in the future. A big thanks for the tips about the airport, very useful! Dave Flynnhttp://daveflynn.photographynoreply@blogger.com