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Plants Used by the Paiwan in Taiwan
Enthnobotany is a new science which studies and records the classification, management and utilization of vegetative resources by our ancestors with the purpose for preserving culture legacy and adopting their sustainable concepts to achieve the goal of maintaining biodiversity. The rapid industrialization and commercialization and the convenient transportation system in recent years have caused tremendous changes of our daily life
and the way of utilization of natural resources in Taiwan. Ancient customs of vegetation utilization are gradually disappeared from all levels of our society. The younger generation is already lost the ability for recognizing the plant culture which is widespread in a few decades age. Therefore, enthnobotany has blossomed in recent years because of the realization the vast body of knowledge is being rapidly lost if we do not pay attention to the properties of ancient wisdom in utilizing vegetations.
The special climatic conditions and geologic formation have created a unique vegetation society in southern Taiwan. Paiwan who are the first aboriginal people living in this area have already learned the utilization of vegetations which are grown in their surrounding and developed a unique plant culture. The Taiwan Biodiversity Association under the planning of the Section of Forest Protection, Taiwan Forestry Bureau has collected a lot of valuable information and knowledge about eating, drinking, housing, recreation and ritual ceremonies from visitation elder people and field studies. Those information and knowledge were compiled into a book in order to devote our efforts for preserving and propagating the ancient plant culture.
and the way of utilization of natural resources in Taiwan. Ancient customs of vegetation utilization are gradually disappeared from all levels of our society. The younger generation is already lost the ability for recognizing the plant culture which is widespread in a few decades age. Therefore, enthnobotany has blossomed in recent years because of the realization the vast body of knowledge is being rapidly lost if we do not pay attention to the properties of ancient wisdom in utilizing vegetations.
The special climatic conditions and geologic formation have created a unique vegetation society in southern Taiwan. Paiwan who are the first aboriginal people living in this area have already learned the utilization of vegetations which are grown in their surrounding and developed a unique plant culture. The Taiwan Biodiversity Association under the planning of the Section of Forest Protection, Taiwan Forestry Bureau has collected a lot of valuable information and knowledge about eating, drinking, housing, recreation and ritual ceremonies from visitation elder people and field studies. Those information and knowledge were compiled into a book in order to devote our efforts for preserving and propagating the ancient plant culture.
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