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Amis Courtship Dance

Here's another of the Amis culture in Taiwan. This is almost a sight that one can behold among the aborigines in Nueva Ecija or Baguio. Just looking at the resemblance between the Taiwanese natives and Filipino natives makes me think, "Filipino culture isn't too unique." 

With my stand that the Taiwanese natives are actually of Malay origin - I'm not surprised at the similarity here and there. 


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