Dona Stone House Introduction
The Douna Stone House is located in Douna, Maolin District. Early tribal ancestors sourced materials locally from Wenshuix creek, using black-gray slate as building material. The black-gray slate is divided into male and female stones; the female stones weather over time, while the male stones are darker, heavier, and thicker, often used for roofing or bedding. The residents of the Douna tribe embody a spirit of mutual assistance, working together to stack the slate and construct houses. Some stone houses also feature totems of the hundred-step snake on their lintels or doorposts, symbolizing the status of the chief or nobility, providing warmth in winter and coolness in summer for those living inside.
