Gaoshan principal place of residence in Taiwan Province of China, there are a few scattered in Fujian, Zhejiang and other coastal areas. Gaoshan have their own language, can be roughly divided into Qinhuai, Cao, Paiwan language of the three groups, there is no native language, Chinese General. Gaoshan in Taiwan Province of ethnic minorities collectively, including the Bunun, Rukai, Paiwan, Puyuma, Shao, Atayal, Yami, Cao, Ami, Saisiyat people. Gaoshan mainly to farming, fishing and hunting as a supplement, handicrafts are mainly textile, bamboo, rattan, wood cut open, sculpture, ceramics and bamboo cutting and so on. Sing and dance is the Gaoshan people, regardless of labor, love, wedding, festival, worship and so on, are intended to send lyric songs and dances, dancing with a group of characteristics, all major activities are lively scenes of singing and dancing group. Pestle one long dance and dance all have a very high level of art, dance pestle from the Chung-labor, participants around the wooden mortar and pestle Bian Changbian mortar attack while dancing. General long hair dance in the evening under the moonlight, the height of the jump made by bending over to touch, beautiful dancing, a warm atmosphere. Gaoshan a common instrument mouth harp, Qin Gong (FANG Qin), flute, Ye-qin (leaves), the pestle music, hip plates, bamboo drum (drum cut), waist-ling, bell foot, and mouth harp Nose flute, used to call young men and women in love and Valentine's message of love.

　 Gaoshan strict monogamy, and marriage between close relatives. Ami, Atayal, Paiwan people of the region's young men and women have a love of freedom, often working in the production of select targets in song and dance activities can also be a public opportunity to fall in love, get married, but must obtain the consent of their parents. Gaoshan young men and women of the age of marriage in all areas has not clearly defined, generally speaking, Atayal, Bunun and Cao areas, in the men's 17, eight-year-old, familiar with the farming and hunting after the acid adult. Gaoshan women in the Five-Year Plan, prepared by the skilled six-year-old technology can be married. Ami and other Gaoshan, a man married woman after Ruzhui, Health to be a child before they can return to their homes.

　　Bold character Gaoshan people, happy with the festival or celebration banquet held in the days of assembly and song and dance, every day, every pig, Laoniu slaughter, Zhijiubaiyan. Gaoshan representative of the most festive banquet of food with a variety of cakes and glutinous rice produced by Ciba, not only for snacks during the festival, but also as the sacrificial offerings will also be made glutinous rice entertain guests. Gaoshan often festive and farming, religious activities, such as sowing and harvest festival section, which is worship, farming, held a ceremony, dinner, dancing and entertainment, traditional festivals include: planting festival (Atayal people, in late March spring The end of the day), Ping Anji (Bunun, the fourth day in April), "Abilify" ancestral Festival (Pingpu, Sept. 16), the harvest festival (Cao, Rukai, Ami, and so on, August On the 15th), bamboo festival (Paiwan, Oct. 25), the monkey festival with the big hunting Festival (Puyuma, November), short spirit Festival (the summer season, on October 11 to 18 Japan), as well as the Yami Flying Fish Festival, and so on.

　　Gaoshan colorful costumes, with red, yellow and black colors of the three main, most of them use made of cotton and linen, there are differences in style all over. Man wearing a shawl, vests, Duangua, including the hijab, the cloth legging, and some even wear earrings, head, legs and arm bracelet decorated, bracelets, also has some feather crown, crown angle, the Corolla. Women have a short-sleeve or sleeveless T-shirt and a ramp from shoulder to the armpit of the Phi-shirt with an apron, a skirt or trousers, and women are good at a variety of color dyeing linen, like Yi Jin, sleeves, scarves, aprons above Coupled with dainty embroidery and delicate, like shells, animal bones, such as grinding a variety of accessories, such as the Atayal people of the Chu Pui Yi, also known as Tony clothing, a white shell into a small perforation of the mung bean, such as Tony Chu, Thread to wear them up, according to the seam line in order clothes. In addition to Chu Pui Yi, Zhu skirts, beads caps, leg wrappings to beading into a bay. Skirt beads used in the engagement after the man or woman to the woman's parents in return ceremony, Zhu is head of the hat to wear. Gaoshan clothing, daily necessities, handicrafts and embroidery more than choice of serpentine patterns, with their living environment and have an inseparable relationship between the totem.

　　 Rice a staple food for the day-to-day, with cereals and potato. In the staple food production methods, most of the Gaoshan hi to all rice boiled rice or glutinous rice, steamed into a cornmeal cake with Ciba. Gaoshan broader source of vegetables, most rely on cultivation, rely on a small number of collection. There are common pumpkin, leek, carrot, cabbage, potatoes, beans, chili, ginger and various potherb Hill shoots. Consumption of universal love Gaoshan ginger, ginger and some directly dip salt when cooking; add salt and some pickled peppers. The main source of meat by feeding the pigs, cattle, chickens, in many parts of the day-to-day fishing and hunting is a supplement of meat, especially those living in the mountains in the Gaoshan, capture prey almost daily meat is the main source of . Gaoshan in the past generally do not drink boiled water, no tea drinking habits. Atayal people with hi ginger or pepper foam as a drink of cold water. It is said that such a rule drinks abdominal pain. In the past, when hunting the mountain, and drink the blood of the animal study. Both men and women have alcohol, usually home-brewed rice wine drinking, such as millet wine, potato and rice wine. Many Gaoshan early to millet, sweet potato-based food, food all by hand. Later, with the number of mainland migrants, gradually absorbed the Han nationality of the way of eating, using chopsticks, rice is becoming a staple food. However, many Gaoshan tribe still retains many traditional features, such as the Yami of Orchid Island's fish have Nannvzhibie restrictions. Gaoshan people like to drink, use the millet wines, but also showing the unique culture of drinking. In addition, Fujian, Guangdong, Taiwan has a rich tea culture, like Chong Yin tea pots, tea sets pay attention to the fine and brewing methods, in particular the prevalence of "Kung Fu Tea." Historically, Taiwan has also produced for the spring and the autumn garden, such as the Pan pot of several hard heat, the elegant appearance of the Yixing teapot.

　　Gaoshan the songs, including folk literature, myths, legends and stories, rich, rustic Guzhuo. Both songs reflect the farming, fishing and hunting, gathering and other productive activities as well as records of tribal war, against foreign aggression, defend the territory's fight song.

　　Wu (1699-1769), character-hui, Taiwan Chulo (now Chiayi), Zhangzhou, Fujian origin Pinghe House, Han nationality, language proficiency in Gaoshan. 1722 (1972 Qing Emperor Kangxi), Wu was sent to Taiwan as the Alishan area, "Ali Fan Li Tong Shi." Tongshi Guaner This is not great, but Ali and Gaoshan the interests of the compatriots living with the closely related. He took office at the beginning of Gaoshan should talk to the people to understand the situation, for comments, and then adopted a series of favorable measures Gaoshan compatriots to help them develop production and improve living and culture, and soon won the respect of the Gaoshan compatriots and love, They became friends, friends, something we are willing to discuss with him. At that time, Cao Gaoshan tribal people there is a cruel and barbaric practices, that is, when the annual harvest to be hunting foreigner to head the ritual, known as "the first hunting." He took office in the autumn of this year, Gaoshan compatriots also prepared to hunt down the mountain, the fall festival. Wu was aware of the plan, strongly discouraged and is determined to help them get rid of the bad habits. He said: "The not guilty of murder, inhumane", to persuade them not to the future of millions of casual killings and suggested that they first have to hunt in the past dozens of skeletons head to worship, a year, after use Then he came to think of ways to help them. We listened to what he said is very reasonable, it is in accordance with terms and line. Wu also happy to let his men pull many cattle and sheep, and come up with a lot of cloth, to the Gaoshan compatriots, but also to send a number of officers and men to help them millet harvest, and personally participated in the ceremony. Because of his prestige, combined with his Gentle persuasion, after many years they have not been hunting down aliens. But time flies when the head down and keep all the skeletons are used up, he came to Gaoshan fellow citizens, to insist on hunting down the mountain for the first ritual. Wu, in consultation with them on many occasions without result, can no longer aware of their difficulties, they are determined to sacrifice their lives to probation and education Gaoshan compatriots.

　　He said: "You kill other people's customs and this is the law of the land can not be tolerated! With you, but I have made it clear beforehand, and promised to help you solve this problem. Tomorrow morning, the foot of the mountain in the street there was a red dress to wear Red Hat People walking, you can kill him, head off to worship. But you can not kill tens of millions of other people, otherwise God will punish your anger. "In the early morning the next day, such as when the mountains were red Fellow ethnic people with arrows to kill. When they can be cheered, ready to go off on excised when the head was found, the eyes closed, and all those who spill the blood was that they always admired Wu Tong Shi! They are shocked, they can hardly accept the fact that instant, the true voice of the call, the sound of tears and guilt as a result of staggered together, a voice cried out, the trees are not even fill the fields in the early morning breeze issued by the low moan, Heaven on earth, seems to be in mourning for the Gaoshan and get rid of bad habits of freedom seekers dedicate themselves to this day, was in 1769 (Qing Emperor Qianlong 34 years) on August 10.

　 To commemorate the heroic feat Wu, the Gaoshan compatriots to cut trees, build the temple pavilion, built the altar, to be held on a regular basis to commemorate the ceremony, and vowed never to listen to Wu, no longer hunting trip in the first Festival. Later, at the expense of his people in the liver of the cubic stone, engraved with the "martyrs Department Wu Yi people," Wu monument erected side of the large bronze statue of a horse, two-sik Gurong. 1820 (Chia-ching 25), Ali Tong Shi presided over the construction of the "Wu Temple", also known as "Zhong Temple Mount Ali." After several reconstruction, expansion is a big temple, a hall plastic as Wu. August 10 every year for Lunar New Year, "Wang large memorial day," incense to worship those who come. So far more than 200 years later, Ali Shan change change in the water changed, the Wu story is still down from generation to generation, he was the cause of national unity and progress and dedication, his performance never go down in history contained his name and the sun Tong-hui, and Alishan in the same! Gaoshan and in the same!