I Spent a Day with an Indigenous Tribe in Taiwan

It wasn't at all what I expected: Could tourism help conserve traditional culture?

On a drizzly April morning, my husband and I traversed the longest suspension bridge in Yilan, Taiwan, adorned with richly colored diamond-shaped designs. Just over 1,000 feet long, we slowly but surely walked above layers of verdant greenery to the other end—where we’d meet the Bulau Bulau tribe of the Atayal people.

I’ve always been fascinated by Indig…