Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Styles and Periods Facet
3. Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)
4. [styles, periods, and cultures by region]
5. Asian
6. East Asian
7. Taiwanese
8. [styles and periods of Taiwanese indigenous people]

Anotations

Scope note:

Cultures and styles of the Hla’alua people lived in Taiwan. The Hla’alua people was officially recognized as distinct from the Tsou people in 2014. As it consists of four tribes – Paiciana, Vilanganu, Hlihlala and Talicia – it used to be called by the Han Chinese as the “four-tribe huan.” Under the Japanese rule the Hla’alua people used to be perceived as a Tsou branch by the colonial official. They primarily live in Taoyuan District, Kaohsiung City. Patriarchic clans are core of the Hla’alua social organization, and their major festival is Miatungusu.