Rural township · Taiwan

Majia Township 瑪家鄉

Majia Township (瑪家鄉) brings together forested mountains and Paiwan (排灣族) culture in Pingtung County (屏東縣). Its name derives from Makazayazaya (瑪卡札亞札亞), referring to a settlement on sloping land beside a stream.

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A Paiwan ancestral-house display at Taiwan Indigenous Peoples Cultural Park · 台湾原住民族文化园区的排湾族祖灵屋展示. Shown locality: Taiwan Indigenous Peoples Cultural Park, Majia Township. Source-recorded photograph date: 2024-01-02 12:56:55.
A Paiwan ancestral-house display at Taiwan Indigenous Peoples Cultural Park · 台湾原住民族文化园区的排湾族祖灵屋展示. Shown locality: Taiwan Indigenous Peoples Cultural Park, Majia Township. Source-recorded photograph date: 2024-01-02 12:56:55. · Sin-siōng · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Administrative area
Rural township · 鄉
Part of
Pingtung County
Chinese name
瑪家鄉
Local areas
Rural township guide

Area & population

Area in the source
79.00 km²

Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.

Culture and settlement

The Taiwan Indigenous Peoples Cultural Park (台灣原住民族文化園區) was created as an outdoor museum to preserve Indigenous cultures, support research and provide public education. Elsewhere in the township, the old stone-slab houses at Fawan (笩灣) offer a different connection with Paiwan life. Nose-flute traditions and Liangshan love songs (涼山情歌) are also associated with Majia.

Liangshan Waterfall

Liangshan Waterfall (涼山瀑布) lies in Liangshan Village (涼山村), fed by Niujiaowan Stream (牛角灣溪). Its three levels differ in character: the first falls in a slender flow into a pool, while the upper two are more forceful, particularly when water levels are high. Tall trees line the approach to the first cascade.

Sources for this guide

瑪家鄉 · Pingtung County Government

台灣原住民族文化園區 · Pingtung County Government

涼山瀑布 · Pingtung County Government

臺灣原住民族文化園區－茂林國家風景區管理處 · Maolin National Scenic Area Administration

Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-27.

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Places to explore around Majia Township

A Paiwan ancestral-house display at Taiwan Indigenous Peoples Cultural ParkA Paiwan ancestral-house display at Taiwan Indigenous Peoples Cultural Park · 台湾原住民族文化园区的排湾族祖灵屋展示 Source-recorded photograph date: 2024-01-02 12:56:55.

Taiwan Indigenous Peoples Cultural Park台湾原住民族文化园区

Taiwan Indigenous Peoples Cultural Park is an outdoor museum and cultural venue in Beiye Village, Majia Township, Pingtung County.

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Sources & geographic information

Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.

Photo: Taiwan Indigenous Peoples Cultural Park · Sin-siōng · CC BY-SA 4.0. Full-frame source proportionally resized and converted to WebP for display. No subject alteration. Source-supplied marks and edits remain; cards may crop the view.

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