One of the three main crafts of the Paiwan people: bronze knife

Displays clothing, traditional utensils, farm tools, looms, embroidery, glass beads, pottery, stone houses and carvings of the Paiwan and Rukai indigenous peoples

Fishing Equipment

Traditional and modern hunting tools

Traditional and modern hunting tools

Wildlife Skulls

The Aboriginal Cultural Relics Exhibition Room introduces the culture of the Paiwan and Rukai peoples. These two major ethnic groups live within the Dawushan Nature Reserve, so the two ethnic groups have many similarities, such as social class, clothing, houses, crafts and myths.

One of the three main crafts of the Paiwan people: Liuli

The costumes displayed in this museum are those worn by chieftains and nobles. The totems include human head patterns, hundred-step snake patterns, pottery jars, etc. Common people are not allowed to use them.

One of the three main crafts of the Paiwan people: pottery

The biggest difference between the Rukai's and the Paiwan's clothing lies in the patterns. The Rukai's clothing mainly uses geometric shapes, especially diamond patterns (the diamond pattern symbolizes the back pattern of the hundred-pace snake, the ancestor of the aristocratic class, and has been widely respected and cherished since ancient times). Lilies are worn on the headdress. Lilies represent warriors for boys and chastity for girls. Only the leader can face the center of the flower forward, while the others should face the center of the flower outward.

The social class system of the Paiwan and Rukai peoples, with chieftains, nobles, warriors, and commoners

Traditional loom

Located in the lobby on the first floor

A space for tourists to relax, for children to make rubbings (including wild animals and Aboriginal culture) and for stamping commemorative stamps.

The program is available by appointment or on a flexible basis. It will play an introduction to the Dawushan Nature Reserve, which is divided into the Nature section to introduce the animals, plants and ecological environment of the reserve. The humanities section introduces the culture, festivals, rituals, life and social classes of the Paiwan and Rukai people. It can also play other videos related to nature conservation and can be used for professional training and meetings.

Learn about the living environment and living habits of clouded leopards

Introducing the native orchid species in Dawushan Nature Reserve.

Introduce the origin of the establishment of Dawushan.

Ecological Notice Board

Introduce the ecological environment of high-altitude plants and animals. The main conifer species are red cypress and hemlock. The main alpine flowers are Taiwan Rhododendron and Mori's Rhododendron.

Introduces the low-altitude ecological environment, plant forest and wildlife habitat of Dawushan Nature Reserve.

Interactive bird and frog chirping a cappella presents the scene of forest concert

Rotate the disc to learn about the fruits of Fagaceae plants

The public can use the story picture book to understand the theme and origin of the exhibition hall design.

This exhibition room uses scenes from a story book to help people understand the ecological environment within the Dawushan Nature Reserve. The exhibition hall is mainly divided into two areas. Around the exhibition hall, the story of "Black Bear Searching for Clouded Leopard" is presented. In addition, in the middle of the exhibition hall, the plant forests and wild animals at low, medium and high altitudes in the Dawushan Nature Reserve are presented. In the process of searching for clouded leopards through black bears in Dawushan Nature Reserve, we can see what wild animals the black bears will encounter and the natural ecological environment from low altitude to high altitude.

The specimens displayed in the specimen display window include civet, Formosan mitten crab, flying squirrel, red kingfisher, muntjac, goat and Formosan black bear.

It can accommodate 50 people as an environmental education training and natural material DIY classroom.

Outdoor hot spring foot bath area

Provide accommodation for environmental education trainees from institutions and groups, including a lounge (reservation is required for rental).

It is available for environmental education seminars and meetings for organizations and groups (reservation is required for rental), and can accommodate 100 people.

It is available for environmental education seminars and meetings for organizations (appointment required for rental), and can accommodate 20-30 people.