Karava Stone House Introduction
Dalabayan is located in a less obvious alley on the left side of the Wutai Village Activity Center. For the people of the Wutai tribe, Dalabayan represents a true noble and chief. This can be seen from the large banyan tree outside the house, the standing stone marker, and the wooden carvings under the eaves. The chief's residence always has a large courtyard, where tribe members gather in front of the chief's house when significant matters need to be announced by the chief. The lineage of the Dalabayan family can be traced back to the Old Haocha period, when the Rukai people migrated from Taitung to Old Haocha. As the population gradually increased, commoners ventured out to cultivate the land and eventually settled in present-day Wutai, after which members of the Old Haocha chief's family were sent to Wutai to take residence, becoming what is now the Dalabayan family.
