A stateless maritime nation, living in an “invincible sea view room” for the world, without a job but living as it pleases

During these years of travel, I have been to many countries and regions in the world, and I have seen a variety of different cultures, their own beautiful lifestyles, and their own unique cultural customs. Among them, the most unforgettable ones are those people who were born to wander and wander, such as the nomads who gallop across the sky and the vast grasslands, and the “sea gypsies” who live by the sea and survive in desperate situations. . However, with the continuous development and progress of human civilization, the pure “sea gypsies” are gradually disappearing. The only remaining maritime tribe in the world is the Bajau (Bajau) living in the waters between the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia. For hundreds of years, they have lived on the sea for generations, living by the sea, and rarely set foot on the land. They are known as the last marine nomads in the world. In the waters of Semporna in Sabah, Malaysia, it is one of the main settlements of the Bayao tribe. During my last trip to Sabah, I deliberately chartered a boat to go deep into their “territory”. The floating village near a small island near Semporna witnessed the daily life of these sea nomads, which was eye-opening. . The ancestors of the Bayao people were exiled for various historical reasons and were permanently forbidden to set foot on land. In order to survive, they stubbornly chose to parasitize in the vast ocean and live in the sea around the unknown island. Resting in the harsh environment, living a vagrant life isolated from the world, full of legend and mystery. I, who likes to take humanistic photos, did not hesitate to set foot on the boat to explore the Bayao tribe. Not only are the Bayao people unable to set foot on land, but they are also born without a nationality, status, job, and cannot integrate into the mainstream life of the world. Therefore, one can only continue the generations in the sea, recuperate and live a life of seclusion that is incompatible with the outside world. The Bayao people live in the sea. They have built houses on coral reefs since ancient times. They live in simple and dilapidated buildings on the water. They take the sea as their home and fish for a living. There is no calendar in their lives, and they don’t care about the seasons and festivals. Without time, there are only endless days and nights in the sea world of the Bayao people year after year, day after day. This shallow sea area where the Bayao people live is a 40-minute boat ride from the land of Semporna. They are far away from the world, free, without desire and desire, and lead a carefree life. The sense of happiness is not more than what they can have. “Land people” are low, living in a 360-degree “sea view room” in this blue sky and blue sea, and live out another realm of life that modern people cannot understand. Coming to Semporna, visiting the Bayao people and seeing the living conditions of these “sea gypsies” up close has become an experience project of local tourism and is very popular among tourists. And coming to this forgotten corner of the world gives people two extreme shocks: extremely beautiful and extremely poor. Far away from modern civilization, there are no fireworks in the world, with impeccable original ecological natural environment, jewel-like clear and translucent water, stilt dwellings, men and women of all ages, and children in their own wooden boats shuttle on the sea, a pure and heavenly picture The picture scrolls into view, forming a huge contrast with the noisy and crowded world outside. The Bayao people live on the sea. The family lives in a simple stilted building, and each family has a lot of children. In the afternoon, the elderly, women, and children are the most visible. The men estimate that most of them have not returned from fishing. Right. Seeing a cruise ship approaching, the Bayao villagers in the house all “came out of their nests.” They knew that when the cruise ship came, so did the food. Some of them scrambled to row over in small boats, begging for food and daily necessities from outside tourists. The rest of the villagers all sat at the door of the house one after another, watching the “landers” coming from afar with curious eyes, and their smiles revealed Kindness and honesty. I prepared some candies and biscuits in advance, and was quickly robbed by the clansmen. The children eating candy, some cheered, some thumped into the sea, and the air was filled with joy and satisfaction. Seeing their simple life without desire and desire makes people envious and distressed. Because they want to dive into the deep sea to get better food, all the Bayao people are natural divers. Without any equipment, they can dive into the waters 30 meters or more deep to fish and catch shrimps. In order to please tourists, many children performed their rowing and diving stunts without reservation, in exchange for more food from the land. Today with such advanced modern technology, the Bayao people still live a primitive life on the sea, eating, drinking and sleeping on the water, completely isolated from modern civilization, relying only on the simplest conditions, but living a carefree life. life. We don’t seem to know where these lonely sea dwellers came from. We hope that this unique maritime culture and nation can be passed on from generation to generation and will never disappear. [Original works, reprinting is prohibited, infringement must be investigated]Please pay attention to me and share more exciting trips with you