S3-E4 - Madou, Tainan 麻豆: Pomelos and Priestesses

Today, the district of Madou (麻豆區) in Tainan City is home to
about 43,000 people. It has a pleasant small-town feel, an
economy mainly based on agriculture, in particular, a citrus
fruit called the pomelo (柚子). Back in the 1620s, when the
Dutch arrived, Madou -- then called Mattau -- was inhabited by
the Siraya (西拉雅族), a Taiwanese Indigenous group. Siraya
resistance to Dutch expansion would lead to bloodshed and bring
about a major turning point in early Taiwan history. Join Formosa
Files as we visit the childhood home of Chen Shui-bian and
recount the clash of cultures in the 1600s. You can also hear us
stumble over some lines and words – John learns how to pronounce
“pomelo” – in this "raw" edition. We left our mistakes in the
episode to give listeners a look behind the scenes.





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