高山族

　　高山族世代居住在中国的台湾省，是台湾省最早的居民，主要分布在台湾岛的山区和东部纵谷平原等地，也有少数散居在中国的福建省，以及北京、上海、武汉等地。

　　高山族人主要从事农业生产，种植水稻、小米、芋头和红薯，有的也以捕鱼为生。

　　高山族人的服装大多是用麻布和棉布做成的，手工非常精细。男子穿披肩、背心、短褂、短裤。妇女会染织各种彩色麻布，穿短上衣和斜披在肩上的偏衫，系围裙，喜欢在衣襟、衣袖、头巾、围裙上刺绣花纹，佩带用贝壳、兽骨磨制的装饰品。

　　高山族有优美的民歌、古谣、神话和传说。嘴琴、竹笛、鼻箫和弓琴是他们常用的乐器。每逢节日，高山族人都要聚集在一起唱歌、跳舞。高山族人还非常喜欢雕刻和绘画，在他们的住房、乐器和生活用品上，都雕有各种美丽的图案，其中最多的是蛇身人首的图像。

　　The Gaoshan

　　The Gaoshan people have lived for generations in Taiwan Province, and were the earliest residents of the island, mainly distributed in mountainous areas and the Zonggu Plain in eastern Taiwan, with a few scattered around the mainland in Fujian Province, Beijing, Shanghai, Wuhan, etc.

　　The Gaoshan people mainly engage in farming, planting rice, millet, taro and sweet potato, but some live on fishing.

　　Their clothes are mostly made of linen and cotton, with exquisite craftsmanship. Men wear a shawl, waistcoat, short gown and short pants. Women can dye and weave various pieces of colorful linen cloth. They wear a short jacket, a gown draped over one shoulder, and an apron. Also, they like to embroider the two pieces making up the front of a Chinese jacket or gown, sleeves, scarf, apron, and wear ornaments made of shells and animal bones.

　　The Gaoshan ethnic group has beautiful folk songs, ancient ballads, myths and legends. The mouth qin (a kind of wind musical instrument made of bamboo slices with threaded covers at both ends, played by blowing across holes), bamboo flute, nose xiao (a vertical bamboo flute) and bow qin are commonly used. On festive occasions, people gather to sing and dance. The Gaoshan people also like carving and painting; their houses, musical instruments, and daily necessities are all carved with beautiful patterns, most of which are images with a snake's head and human's body.