Taiwan Indigenous News
Tuesday, 25 October 2005
Female head of the national park system seeks to improve parks
... She said she could sense the wisdom of the mountain forests as passed down throughout the ages by Taiwan's indigenous peoples. The ...
Hsieh reveals moves to help indigenous students
... crystal display television to the students at an elementary school in Taitung County and announced more measures to help Taiwan's indigenous children secure ...
Tribe wants official recognition
... "Taiwan's indigenous tribes are all unique minorities in this country, but we are all the original residents of the island. Every ...
「杵音」是邵族歌舞的特色，是從生活經驗中而提昇為美感樂音，清漫迴蕩在煙波浩渺的日月潭邊，悠揚而悅耳。
日月潭的水光山色，不僅台灣人耳熟能詳，在國際也是名聞四海。早期的台灣風光介紹，常見以日月潭為背景，加上原住民邵族的招牌歌舞「石印杵聲」為代表，可見日月潭風光的魅力。
邵族「杵音」分為「杵聲」和「杵歌」兩部分。所謂「杵聲」就是婦女數人一組，用長短、粗細不同的木杵擊搗石板而發出美妙的聲音，配合杵石的節奏一邊放聲高歌，一邊響著此起彼落的杵聲，在寧靜的山湖邊，在白濛的晨霧中，不斷地放送著邵族人的真情。