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For the Tsou, the bean symbolizes life and the continuation of the tribe.
BBC: Tribal culture survives in Taiwan
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In Tsou language, fona refers to the hyacinth bean, which comes from a perennial plant that grows well on barren soil and adverse conditions.
BBC: Tribal culture survives in Taiwan
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Each October, the Tsou celebrate the Life Bean or Fona Festival.
BBC: Tribal culture survives in Taiwan
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The Fona Festival consists of a modified Tsou marriage, representing efforts to continue the tribe, a rather important task as the populations of many tribes number only a few thousand people.
BBC: Tribal culture survives in Taiwan
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Alishan is a popular scenic attraction in Taiwan, but it is also home to the Tsou tribe, which has largely been left out of the development of this major scenic area.
BBC: Tribal culture survives in Taiwan
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The late street artist Tsang Tsou-choi, a welfare-receiving pariah, was initially dismissed as crazy for plastering the Kowloon peninsula of Hong Kong with rambling graffiti in which he declared his claims to the ruling class.
BBC: Calligraphic graffiti in Hong Kong