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Butterflies of Formosa - Butterfly and Culture |
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 Butterfly patterns are symbols of nobility commonly seen in northern Paiwan and Rukai tribal woodcarvings, furnishings, and totems.
In Wutai Rukai tribal traditions, men that move and run rest can win the title of ‘lyalivarane’ (meaning butterfly). The chief will grant these men the right to wear a butterfly headdress. ......
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Butterflies of Formosa - Butterfly Conservation |
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 The United Nations declared 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity. This is to promote the philosophy that ‘biodiversity’ is life, ‘biodiversity is our life’, and humans and all life on Earth share the same future.
Biodiversity is decreasing rapidly due to human activities, such as destruction of natural habitats, environmental pollution, introduction or intrusion of alien species, and over-hunting.
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Butterflies of Formosa - Butterfly Industry |
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1900’s – 1920’s / Initial Stage—Under Japanese Rule
1904 / Kiyomatsu Asakura started collecting and trading insect specimens in Puli.
1906 / Kiyomatsu Asakura established Asakura Kabushiki Kaisha and hired many local Taiwanese (including Mokuse Yu) to collect butterflies for him. Some specimens were sold to Japanese entomologists (e.g. Shonen Matsumura) for research. ......
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Butterflies of Formosa - Get to Know Butterflies |
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 Many people enthralled by butterflies as flying flowers or jewels. Most people assume butterflies are generally active in the daytime and are more colorful and more attractive than most moths. Butterflies also have large and beautifully scaled wings, siphoning mouthparts, large compound eyes, and a complete metamorphosis life cycle. ......
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The Digital Sound-and-Image Archive Project for the Works of Ecological Photographer Mr. Liu Yan-Ming |
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 Nature documentaries are an important branch in documentary films. Compared to other documentary subjects such as human societies, ethonologies, and art culture, making nature documentaries is far more challenging. The natural world is constantly changing, well hidden, and hard to predict. Capturing footage is difficult and requires sophisticated equipment. ......
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A Slice of Wonder
