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The watchtower of Atayal in Nantou

NCL Special Collection / 4606 / Published by the “Headquartersof the Savage Store” in Taipei/ Printed in Japan / About 1920s / 《Faces of the Century (Part I)》

The watchtower is built to defend the enemies. Using tens of tree trunks as stand, they build a small cabin on it which can hold up to five to six people.