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1. Description of Our Community
The majority of Hakka ethnic groups gather in San Min District. “Yimin spirits” are worshipped at the Yimin Temple where is the center of Hakka village’s ethnic spirit and religious belief. Yimin Temple is the largest Hakka temple in the Kaohsiung area, filled with the numerous incense burners. On the 20th day of the 7th month in the lunar calendar, the people from the south of Kaohsiung regional railroad to Hsiaokang district, the rear of railyway station, Kushan, Nantzu, Tsoying Districts, Paochukou, Penkuan, Futingchin, Wantzunei and Kaohsiung County Fengshan, Jenwu, Niaosung regions take turns hosting the hog contest and goat horns contest. Up to date, the Yimin Temple has had 57 years of history. To worship the spirits by turns is even the access to the integration of interpersonal relationship.
2. Summary of Our Project
Wa! So fat a hog! Its eyes are too small to see. How is it raised? Every year when the hog contest is held in the 7th month of lunar calendar, the Yimin Temple is always crowded with the multitude. Many people often stand beside the road to watch the ceremony from afar or mingle with the crowd to feel the cool expression of hog. The curiosity motivates us to collect or cite the data related to the Yimin Temple. Once our resolution has been made after discussion, everyone launches to search for the information. The heritance of cultural history is explored in terms of Hakka ethnic division and origin, the history of Yimin spirits, the diverse services of Hakka worship, the source of hog contest, the Yimin Temple’s architecture and so on ,which can be traced from senior residents’ oral messages and written data.
3. Our Computer and Internet Access
A. Percentage of students using the Internet at home:more than 50%
B. Number of workstations with Internet access in the classroom:more than 6
C. Connection speed used in the classroom:dedicated connection
D. Number of years our classroom has been connected to the Internet:more than 6
E. Additional comments concerning your computer and/or Internet access (Optional):
1.Our school has two computer rooms equipped with 82 personal computers. 130-plus personal computers along with server and others available for administrative purpose form a regional network which is connected to the city network center through ADSL (upload velocity 512K/bps, download 3M/bps) connected to Kaohsiung City Information Center. 2.Home： ADSL and Hinet
4. Problems We Had To Overcome
(1)Data collection：Regarding the introduction to the Yimin Temple, only data of Hsinchu’s Fangliao Yimin Temple is searchable by means of computer and books but there is no sufficient data to describe Kaohsiung’s Yimin Temple. We put in work on the collection of data including its history, the allocation of ethnic groups, the feature of Yimin Temple, traditional hog contest and ancient photos . We also interviewed some senior residents in order to get to know more about the history of temple. (2)Member integration：All of us negotiate to gather together to discuss the topic structure and interview outline after class. During the holidays, we proceed with interview, data collection and web page production. The progress report is completed after academic counseling or finishing with homework in the evening. In the beginning, we often spend time on discussing and waiting for all members to come. We can gradually grasp the time after class to communicate with one another in the most efficient manner, incessantly adjust the research contents and web page structure. (3)Language barrier and web page technology：We personally visit Yimin Temple to begin with the understanding of architecture. Mrs. Shih, Hui-Lun who is rather versed in architecture serves as our guide to promote our understanding of temple’s architecture. We make use of digital camera to take a lot of photos for the purpose of web page production. After the repeated coordination with the persons concerned in the temple, we meet Mr.Yu-Shun,Fu and avail of holidays to deep interview with him. He instructs us how to cast a divination block on the site and how to select chief censer master and ancient weight. We further find out Mr. Lee, Chin-Chu who raises a big hog in the vicinity of temple and go on journey to his home in honor of the hog. In the meantime, we encounter the toughest problem-----Mr. Lee narrates everything about hog in Taiwanese but we don’t know Hakka at all (inclusive of Hakka-native Yi Huang) and are not proficient in Taiwanese as well. It is fortunate that we have volunteers to act as interpreters. It is really necessary to more learn the native language in the diversified era. Being the students at the first grade of junior high school, all of us is not so skilled in the technology of web page. Our teachers thus provide the course in NAMO web page production for us to begin with the simplest web page production.
5. Our Project Sound Bite
Einstein said “the most joyful thing is to explore the secret of universe and pursue the truth, kindness and beauty of art”. Though all of us are not entitled to great scientists, we all devote ourselves to art and behind-the scenes cultural work. Ever since our children enrolled in the contest, we have launched to render our possible services ranging from preparing drinks and snacks to arranging the vehicles for visit to the intended site or senior residents to interview with them. In addition, we are involved in drafting of manuscript and collecting of diversified data. To enrich the contents of web page, we spend the considerable time in dedication to project promotion. All of these volunteer parents joy to see the children’s spirit of team work and dedicated expression during interview with senior residents.
6. How did your activities and research for this CyberFair Project support standards, required coursework and curriculum standards?
Our research based upon the Yimin Temple enables the students to more understand their own community, cultivate the consciousness of loving native land to achieve the goal of native education in grade 1-9 program. The students can avail of opportunities to acquire what they fail to learn from the program, such as the technique of interview, the method of data collection, the manner of field investigation, web page production, the participation in Hakka cultural & art events, knowledge including visiting etiquette. Besides, the students also understand the importance of teamwork. Each one gives full play the individual talent to carry out the objective of every stage and takes the initiative in learning the intended technique from others. Accordingly, the special revolutionary feelings are formed among the partners who are not so familiar with one another in the beginning. For our members of I-dunno Team, the native education referred in the Nine-Year Education Program is not only represents the instruction of teachers during class but also implies the verification of concrete action. In addition, the school-based curriculum designed to develop the concept of “unique advantage-oriented school” - research into Hakka culture and Hakka can reflect with our “introduction to the Yimin Temple” each other and gives rise to the closer contact and more frequent interaction between the school and the community. By means of the computer and Internet , We can quickly search for the relevant information, exchange opinions mutually, cooperate with one another to provide support and proceed with data access at the different place In addition ,we increase our the competence in computer operation, promote our working efficiency, satisfy the requirements of Nine-Year Education Program.
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1) What information tools & technologies did you used to complete your CyberFair project?
(1)Oral interview and personal visit：Be understanding more matters concerned about Kaohsiung’s Yimin Temple and Hakka culture. (2)Internet：Looking for the related web page and communicate the topic progress via Messenger. (3)Book and magazine：Searching for the origin and architecture of Yimin Temple, Hakka culture-related publications to make up our insufficiency. (4)Digital camera and camera：Take the image involving the Yimin Temple and Hakka culture, and to keep a diary with photos. (5)Multifunction printer：Applying the scanner to image processing and the printer to data printing. (6)Telephone, cellular phone and e-mail：Make communication and contact possible through telephone inquiry and e-mail. (7)Computer software：Namo, FrontPage, Photoimpact, Microsoft Word, Outlook Express, Internet Explorer, ACDSee, CuteFtp, Flash, Media Player. (8)Computer Equipment：The computers available in the school’s computer classrooms, the personal computers and notebook computers belonging to teachers and classmates at home.
2) In what ways did you act as "ambassadors" and spokespersons for your CyberFair project both on-line and in person.
(1)Visit：Explaining the research topics and contents to the respondents and then getting their oral history, people and things concerned through their experience and involvement recollection. (2)Parents’ participation：Encouraging the parents to be involved in interview, research and events for web page production. (3)Field investigation：All of teachers, students and parents deep explore and understand the actual process through contact and visit. (4)Community participation：The whole teachers, students and parents take part in “Hakka Cultural & Art Festival”, “Hakka Cultural & Art Series”, “Native Education Presentation or Exhibition”, etc that our research topics and contents are well-known to the community residents.
3) What has been the impact of your project on your community?
(1)Parents：In the process of busy research and interview, our parents give us the greatest motivation. All of them always provide the funds, accompany their children to interview, prepare report and solve the traffic problem. Especially, they spare no effort to interview with senior residents and experts , collect the data and so on. (2)Community people： 1.Mr. Fu,Yu-Shun ; Ms. Hsu, Hsiu-Chen ; Mr. Liu, Hsing-Ming; and Mr. Chuang ,Chin-Lung provide us with many precious opinions about our research contents and presentation manner and assist us in collecting the relevant cultural and historical data which are considerably contributory to us. 2.Mr. Chin-Chu,Lee ; Mr. Sheng-Chuan,Tai ; Mr.Hsieh Yu-Te’s wife conduct the best representation and share the experience with us. They deserve to be honored in terms of their invincible performance in the annual contest. (3)Professional scholar：Professor Jung-Fu,Liu ,the allows us to make access to the online data. (4)School team：The principal Tien-Hung ,Yeh, provides us with the greatest backup and counseling service all the time. (4)Web page production team：The topic research project changes us to view the things from different angles, enables us to learn how to prepare a comprehensive report, and be more familiar with computer operation and homepage composing. (5)Relationship with the community：We understand the community and cherish the community resources all the more through the execution of research project. The school and community have turned into the interdependent partnership. To present the research results in the form of web page intangibly makes the community known to people throughout the country and even world, connecting the community with the world to join in the global village.
4) How did your project involve other members of your community as helpers and volunteers?
(1)Parents: During the research process, we often need to use weekends to do the interview work, with parents helping us with the interviews, writing the reports, solving transportation problems, etc. Their support is our most valuable part of the project. (2)Community people:Mr. Fu Yu-Shun , Mr. Liu Hsing-Ming , Mr. Lee Chin-ChuLiu ,Miss Hsu Hsiu-Chen ,Mr.& Mrs. Tai Sheng-Chuan,Mr. Yu Sheng-Cheng,Mr.& Mrs. Hsieh Yu-Te,Mr. Chuang Chin-Lung,who have helped us with giving us many valuable opinions and provided us with written information.
5) Discoveries, Lessons and Surprises (Optional)
We adopt the way of visit to proceed with research through prior inquiry and telephone contact. During the interview, we are impressed and pleased with the following： First of all :During the visit to the Yimin Temple, we were surprised at a nearly 1,200 catties-sustained weigh beam which we haven’t seen yet. It was hard to imagine how the big fat hog is hung to weigh. We wondered if our total weight was heavier than a big fat hog. Secondary : According to the photo, it was hard to imagine how big the hog was. When we made a visit to Mr. Lee, Chin-Chu, the weight of his raised hog only reached 600 catties or more at that time, not up to the weight before the contest but it still surprised a group of guys coming from the city. We could imagine how magnificent it was when the big hog weighed 1,400-plus catties. Though the hog smelled stinky, upon arriving at Hakka Eating House, we have eaten up the stewed hog leg and salty pork immediately after listening to the order for starting to eat. It’s funny that both Chun Hao and Kuan Sheng stared at the remained pork for a long time though they were full. The meat has disappeared for an instant before the teacher divided such meat into two pieces and gave an order. We were surprised at that once more. Finally : During our interview with Mr. Tai, Sheng-Chuan about capon, we were struck dumb with fear by the big capon. When all members and parents saw the ancient farm tool, antiques and others which he collected at home, we felt like entering the mountain of treasure. We sincerely admired his attention to collecting and preserving the native antiquities along with his amiable reception and introduction. In spite of this, the most important thing was to find out where the capon was sold because Mr. Tai’s narration induced us to taste a bite at once.
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