I had the fortune to ask on the phone Ms. Ellen Giebel's view regarding Chinese fortune telling utilizing various divination techniques. She told me it is 50/50, namely half truth (as mentioned above). I was amazed by her straight answer to my puzzle.
Ms. Ellen Giebel, center in the back row
玉山聖經學院前合影
背山依水，湖光十色。What a beautiful scenery!
Ms. Ellen Giebel, center of the 3rd row
To gauge how we age is to see how the kids grow.
While Ms. Giebel worked on the Paiwan tribe some 50 years ago, I have not known anything about them. When looking it up, I learn about the history of Japanese invasion of Taiwan (1874), namely, 台湾出兵 or the Mudan incident 牡丹社事件, term used by Japanese and Chinese Qing dynasty, respectively.
Orchid Island is 蘭嶼 Lan-Yu.
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