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Past research has shown that Jianshi Township in Hsinchu County was divided into two regions,“Exterior Mountain 前山”and“Interior Mountain後山,” within a specific historical context. During the Japanese colonial period, the Exterior Mountain was considered the territory of the surrendered Tayal people, while the Interior Mountain was home to the unsurrendered Tayal people. As the political center was established in the shallow mountain areas, the Exterior Mountain became a symbol of civilization and progress, whereas the Interior Mountain represented poverty and backwardness. However, with the rise of tourism and changes in political conditions, the Interior Mountain Tayal people transformed into the "pure" and culturally traditional Tayal, while the Exterior Mountain Tayal became "polluted" and assimilated with Han culture. In this scenario, with the emergence of neoliberalism, the Interior Mountain further became the guardian of traditional territory resisting external capitalist invasion, while the Exterior Mountain entered a stratified society. However, this study uses the Naro tribe, located in the Exterior Mountain and positioned as a relay station, as a case to challenge the traditional binary perspectives of "Exterior Mountain" and "Interior Mountain," civilization/nature, modernization/tradition, and equality/class. It aims to explore the dynamic and complex area between these dichotomies. The study illustrates how contemporary residents of the Naro tribe transcend land-based resistance methods to respond to the forces of neoliberalism and the state. By employing Tim Ingold's philosophical approach to the theory of lines, it further explains that "Exterior Mountain" and "Interior Mountain" are not merely two regions heading in different developmental directions but represent a process of interaction between the Jianshi Tayal people, the state, and capital. Through the example of the Naro tribe's "Hope Guardian Project," the study further examines how people find possibilities for hope within this process.
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