再论越族与台湾少数民族的关系

The Yue Ethnicity and Ethnic Minorities in Taiwan

关于古越族与台湾世居少数民族的关系,在以往的有关论著中,均认为台湾的高山族来源于古越人。其实不然。台湾世居少数民族分为高山族和平埔族两大系统。根据三国沈莹《临海水土异物志》和南朝宋人孙诜的《临海记》关于夷洲(今台湾)有越王射的等记载,证以考古新发现,如住干栏、以稻米和鱼蚌为主要食物等,说明古越人与平埔族有许多共同的文化特点,认为古越人是平埔族的源头之一。

In the literature concerning the relation between the ancient Yue ethnicity and the ethnic minorities in Taiwan, the Ganshan ethnicity of Taiwan is regarded as originated from the ancient Yue people. Ethnic minorities that have been in Taiwan generation after generation are the Gaoshan ethnicity and the Pingpu ethnicity. Historical records and recent archeological discoveries suggest that both their shelters and food indicates that the ancient Yue people and the Pingpu ethnicity have many common features.Therefore we conclude that the ancient Yue people is one of the origins of Pingpu ethnicity.