Two-day Admiring Arts and Crafts Tour

Learn to Protect the Passion and Will of Traditional Arts and Crafts. Through artistic presentations and visual expressions from the exterior to the interior, visitors will enjoy the beauty of art and learn about the lifestyle and cultural spirit of the aborigines. For artists, this form of passing down important information is priceless, and also promotes the interaction between and fusion of cultures. To the local people, this is a new source of economic growth for their mountainous homeland.

【Route recommendation】

DAY1
Maolin- Wu Ba Ke Workshop
Address：No. 116, Maolin Village, Maolin District, Kaohsiung City


Wanshan- Shi Po Tian Jing
Address：No. 42, Wan Shan Village, Maolin District, Kaohsiung City


Duona- De De Na Bian Workshop
Address：No. 37, Lin 3, Douna Village, Maolin District, Kaohsiung City


Duona Village's Stone Slab Houses
The Douna Slate Stone House Hub can be found in the Douna Village in Maolin District. It is a specialty of the Paiwan tribe, whose people built slate stone houses together using slate stones collected directly from the Wenquan River nearby. While the body of the house is usually built with slates of lighter shades, which are susceptible to corrosion by wind and rain, the floor and roof are usually made from heavier slates of darker shades, which are more resilient than light-colored slates. In addition, some slate stone houses feature Deinagkistrodon totems on the top or sides of the door, which signifies the owner’s social status, which is either a tribal chief or a highborn.


DAY 2
Suai-A-Ka Cultural Space
Located at Baolai Village in Liugui District, Kaohsiung, and next to South Cross-Island Highway, Suai-A-Ka Cultural Space derived its name from the Taiwanese phrase for “beneath a mango tree”. This cultural space is the fruitful result of local residents’ hard work transforming an abandoned warehouse with traditional methods and natural materials, including pebbles, driftwood, rice grains, and straws. Visitors are encouraged to spend 3 hours here and to schedule appointments for a variety of DIY workshops, including pottery, dyes, stone oven bread baking, and stone oven pizza baking. Come and experience co-prosperity with nature.  


Liouguei Native Camellia Tea House
Liugui is abundant in locally grown high mountain tea. At the Liugui Liouguei Native Camellia Tea House, you can learn about the native mountain tea and its fragrance and book meals in advance. Or make an appointment to experience the tea ceremony, tour guides, tea rolling DIY, and other activities. Suggest buying some souvenirs to take home and share with family and friends!