Austronesian Tao people set sail on 300-year ancestral voyage from Taiwan to the Philippines (opens original article in a new tab)

A group of Austronesian Tao people set sail from Taiwan to the Philippines on a traditional canoe, marking the first such voyage in 300 years to strengthen cultural ties with the Ivatan community.

• Twenty Austronesian men embarked on a 300-year ancestral voyage from Taiwan's Orchid Island to the Philippines' Batanes Islands.
• The traditional wooden canoe 'Golden Friendship' was built to trace ancestral sea routes and strengthen cultural ties between Tao and Ivatan communities.
• The 100-nautical-mile journey aimed to revive cultural heritage and promote exchanges between indigenous groups across the Pacific.