Years ago, the Pisilian Tribe near Chenggong Fishing Port in Taitung County experienced youth outmigration, contrasting with the tourist influx at the nearby Sanxiantai Scenic Area. Grandparenting issues led to a lack of learning resources for children. In 2008, Chen Chun-Mei, head of the Sanxiantai Community Development Association, invited Amis artist Fan Zhi-Ming to create African-style drums using collected fishing net floats and driftwood, decorated with Amis totems. These "PawPaw Drums" engaged local children, forming the "Pisilian PawPaw Drum Group."
In early 2010, Chairman Stanley Yen saw the PawPaw Drum performance, facilitated by Director Chen Ming-Zhu. He invited Principal Ju Tzong-Ching of Taipei National University of the Arts and others to observe. Impressed by the children's talent, through the Alliance Cultural Foundation, Deputy Director Ho Hung-Chi began bi-monthly intensive training in May. The children rapidly improved, debuting publicly at Taitung Eslite Story House two and a half months later.
Pisilian's activity center, abandoned for 30 years, was renovated with a grant from the Indigenous Peoples Committee. In 2011, artist Lin Mai and Ula’tu founder Wilang assisted with the transformation. The Alliance Cultural Foundation played a consultative role, enhancing local youth employment skills and cultural resources. Famous chef Chen Yao-Chung and artist La-Heizi provided workshops, revitalizing the center into a tourist attraction linked to Sanxiantai.
In 2011, the Hong Kong Contemporary Cultural Centre was impressed by Pisilian, inviting Chairman Yen to speak at MaD Academy in 2013. He brought Pisilian's Lin Zhu-Han, who expressed hope for the tribe's recognition. In 2016, the first "Hualien-Taitung Sustainable - Hawaii Study Tour" included Lin and other indigenous youth, where the experience of the Samoan fire knife dance addressed Lin’s question about the PawPaw Drums' cultural representation.
Pisilian's transformation began with La-Heizi teaching elders and youth to carve driftwood, creating a hundred sheep now a famous local feature, alongside the PawPaw Drum Group, revitalizing the tribe.
