The Amis (Chinese: ???; pinyin: amei-z? also Ami or Pangcah) are an indigenous people of Taiwan. They speak Amis; an Austronesian language; and are one of the fourteen officially recognized peoples of Taiwanese aborigines. The traditional territory of the Amis include the long; narrow valley between the Central Mountains and the Coastal Mountains; the Pacific coastal plain eastern to the Coastal Mountains; and the Hengchun Peninsula. Pictures From Asia David Henley