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San Kuang Elementary School (2003 CyberFair Project ID 2668)
Taiwan,
Tauyuan County
Official Status:
Incomplete: under Development
Teacher:
Category: 6. Historical Landmarks
We estimate 10 student(s) from 10 to 11 will work on this entry.
Description of Our Community: Utaonengkan is an old name of Sankuang Village, Fuhsing Hsiang, Taoyuan County. The village is located on a narrow mountain ridge with elevation of 700 meters from the sea level. Yufenghsi, an Upstream of Tahanhsi flows under the village. The climate is very comfortable. In the valley there is a hot spring source. In this context it became an administration center of the back mountain district in Japanese era, and it is still the community center of Sankuang Village today. Major traffic including Yuehsan Road (Tao. No.113), junction to North Cross Island Highway (Tai No.7); Taoyuan Bus (only once a day go to and back from Taoyuan) is only commercial bus available. Village residents are mostly Tayal and engaging in farming or piece work labors, They are simple and optimistic people. Major farm products are famous May peach, honey water peach, sweet persimmon, mushroom, and bambo. Tayal men are good hunters and girls are good weavers. Since the influence of out side world the old Tayal customs are diminishing. Most of residents are Christian, or Roman Catholics.
Project Description: Utaonengkan was a administration center of Fusin Mountain District (including from Tungkou, Baling,Kuanghua, and Yufeng, Tienpu of Chienshih Hsiang).in Japanese era, at that time, Japanese army and police force had stationed here for a long time left quite a few historical remains in this area. But as time passes only an ammunition depot left oversees old battle field. However this historical remain might be wiped out based on the County plan of building civil house there. By this research project we try to search back some pieces of Utaonengkan”s .history and discover its past.