¬ Exploring Taiwan's history, culture and languages through its place names
Wednesday 5 January 2022
Map of Taiwan 1901 showing boundary between Japanese- and Unassimilated Aborigine-controlled areas
"The red line marks the approximate boundary separating savage district and territories under actual Japanese administration."
MC: I'm assuming that "savage" refers to 生番 (Mdn. sheng fan), which I usually translate as "unassimilated Aborigines" as opposed to 熟番 (Mdn. shou fan; "unassimilated Aborigines"). These are sometimes translated as "raw" vs. "cooked" Aborigines, which is simply mind-bogglingly ridiculous!
Copyright
By Compiler: James W. Davidson;
Outliner: T. Obanawa;
Engraver: N. Nagai
http://cdm.reed.edu/u?/formosa,1834, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19016
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