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Smangus, home to nearly 3,000-year-old giant cypress trees, is Taiwan’s most remote indigenous village and the last one to get electricity. It’s also famous for being the only Taiwanese village left to share the workload and profits equally among residents.
00:00 Up in the mountains
00:42 Christianity and folk practices
01:16 Hunting as a way of life
01:52 Collectivist society
02:32 Ancient forest
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Producers: Clarissa Wei
Videographers: Clarissa Wei, Nicholas Ko
Editor: Nicholas Ko
Mastering: Victor Peña
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