With Teng's encouragement, Bawan started interviewing old folks on his own and recording his tribe's eating habits, manner of dress, housing, geographic distribution, arts, folk legends, daily life, and other traditions.
巴萬在鄧相揚的鼓勵下，也開始去和老人家訪談，記錄自己族群食、衣、住、地理、藝文、生活狀態等各方面的傳統。