Want China Times, CNA 2014-04-14
A flash mob organized by members of one of Taiwan's indigenous tribes surprised travelers at Taipei Railway Station on Sunday with traditional songs and dances and the traditional costumes they wore.
Flash mob performers pose for photos at Taipei Main Station. (Photo/Hotel Royal) |
A flash mob organized by members of one of Taiwan's indigenous tribes surprised travelers at Taipei Railway Station on Sunday with traditional songs and dances and the traditional costumes they wore.
Many
spectators were touched by the angel-like voices of the members of the flash
mob, all Puyuma children.
"They
made me tear up within five seconds after they started," one passenger at
the station told reporters from Public Television Service.
Asked about
what they sang, a member of the flash mob said the songs extolled the beauty of
their land in Taitung County in southeastern Taiwan and the return of brave
Puyuma warriors from battles they won.
The
performance was in fact part of a charity program initiated by the Hotel Royal
Chihpen in Taitung to help indigenous children residing in remote mountainous
parts of the county live their dreams.
Most
members of the flash mob, comprised of a dancing troupe and a choir, had never
been outside Taitung due to their secluded living environment, the organizer of
the show said.
With
assistance from the Taitung County Tourism Bureau and Uni Air, the indigenous
children took their first-ever flight to Taipei to show urban dwellers in Taipei
the beauty of Taitung through song and dance, the organizer said.
The Puyama,
one of 14 indigenous tribes in Taiwan, reside mainly in Taitung County.
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