Discovering Lanyu by accident ☵ Why Lanyu, also known as Orchid Island? Why just the farthest of all Taiwanese Islands? The cause might have been an encounter in Hualien, a small city on the northeastern coast of Taiwan, where the … Continue reading European tourists’ view of Lanyu
Ponso no Tao, the Orchid Island, Lanyu It is Taiwan’s most eastern part and second-largest satellite island and the home of the Tao. The picture above shows an overview from south to north (drone photo taken from “Little Lanyu”). Lanyu … Continue reading The Island
Lanyu – home of the Tao Lanyu (Orchid Island) is home to the Tao, also known as Yami, an ethnic minority group who migrated to the island from the Batan Archipelago (modern day Philippines) 800 years ago. The island is … Continue reading Ponso no Tao – island of the people (Irala)
Subtropical – hot & humid Lanyu is located in the range of the subtropical monsoon climate, with wet, humid summers and short, relatively mild winters. It’s mainly affected by the southwest monsoon that starts in May and ends in late … Continue reading Weather and Climate
Traces of Volcanic Activity Since 3.5 million years up to about 20,000 years ago Lanyu has been transformed several times by volcanic eruptions. . Most of Lanyu is covered by thick piles of dark-colored vesicular volcanic rocks (geol. “cenozoic andesites”) … Continue reading Geology of Lanyu (Orchid Island)