Driven by a sense of mission of culture inheritance, the Ming-Te tribe in Hsin-I Village of Nantou County, which is affiliated with the Bunun Culture Association, aspires to pass down the music of the Bunun tribe to future generations. As such, some senior tribesmen voluntarily organized a musical performance group and had regular practices. In 1999, the Bunun Culture Association in Hsin-I Village of Nantou County was officially established alongside the “Lileh Sound Chorus”.

“Lileh” is the old tribal name of the Bunun tribe in Ming-Te Village. “Lileh” refers to “Gramineae”, a plant which has broad applications in the lives of local residents. Naming the tribe after the Gramineae plant coveys the wish of gaining the exuberant vitality the plant embodies and it also reveals the importance of chorus in the lives of Bunun tribesmen.

“The Bunun Culture Association in Hsin-I Village of Nantou County” is one of the few groups that are listed as an “important national-level traditional arts preservation group.’ The chorus was established by Bunun tribesmen in Ming-Te community, Hsin-I Village, Nantou County.  Each member in the chorus has extensive experience in performances and superb musical talent and has performed in various countries such as Belgium, France, Poland, and Japan.