得恩谷生態民宿

『得恩谷』是原住民語直接音譯來的地名。
 以前，多納村民要到羅木斯(茂林谷)工作要走路，走到溪谷時每人都會搬自己的石頭放在得恩谷平台階，每個人都有位置坐下，徐徐的風把花香送入每個疲憊人的身體、肌肉、神經和腦海，休息過後再努力繼續走到每個人的目的地，所以得恩谷是一個休息、喘息相互等待的地方。也正好得恩谷處於一塊很大的板岩之上，不論經過多少的雨水沖刷，都不致毀壞，久而久之，族人也稱此塊地為「祖靈庇祐之地」。

Deengorge is a transliteration of the indigenous name for this place.  
In the past, residents of Duona Village working in Lumusu (Maolin Gorge) had to walk there. Upon arriving at the Deen Gorge terrace, each person would move a stone to have a place to sit, as they let the gentle breezes and the fragrance of flowers soothe their weary bodies, muscles, nerves, and mind. After a period of rest, they continued on until everyone had reached their destination. So, Deen Gorge is a place to rest, catch one’s breath, and wait for one another. Deen Gorge is on a large area of slate. So, no matter how many times it has been washed by rain, it remains unscathed. Over time, the Rukai people began to call it “the place blessed by the ancestral spirits.”
 

This is the story of Lumusu. A blacksmith from the indigenous Bunun tribe, named Chen Jing-Ji, came from Tengzhi to marry a Rukai princess from Duona, named Lai Yue-Yun. As there was an epidemic in Tengzhi, the chieftain of Duona allowed the couple to settle in Lumusu. Deen Gorge is terrace land. Staple crops, such as sweet potatoes and upland rice, were grown, and cattle were raised. Han Chinese people arrived from Chiayi to open up farmland at the foot of Wanshan and life was difficult for them. The princess maintained her role as the daughter of a chieftain. If anyone came to Lumusu in need of food, no matter if Han Chinese or indigenous, they were offered sweet potatoes or sweet potato slips.