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Sing Hing Elementary School (2004 CyberFair Project ID 3164)
Taiwan,
Taipei County
Official Status:
Final Project: Ready for Judging
Teacher:
Category: 5. Local Attractions (Natural and Man-Made)
We estimate 8 student(s) from 10 to 12 will work on this entry.
Description of Our Community: Tamsui Township locates at the northwest of Taipei basin and nearby Formosa strait, and it's just the outward firth of Tamsui River. Overlooking from Kuanyinshan at the opposite side of the river, the charming town and port are panoptic between the mountain, the river, and the sea. At Tamsui Township, remained old castles from 300 years ago, traditional streets and temples, and exotic buildings are all its rich and various sights. In the Ching Dynasty, Tamsui Town became the first and the biggest port in the north Taiwan because of trade and business, and it also became the launch pad of Taiwan when the Western civilization came in. It was once a beautiful place full of exotic buildings; however, it declined because of the stream way silt and the rise of the Keelung Harbor. Nowadays, the MRT system had replaced the traditional North Tamsui railway, and the new town city plan that will provide for 300 thousand people is gradually advancing. Therefore, changing from an old port between river and mountains, Tamsui Township became one of the most popular satellite towns of Taipei City now.
Project Description: In this project “In Search of Roots on Old Streets in Huwei,” we introduce the old streets of Tamsui Township by the guidance of a serial of historical sites; moreover, through the assistance and discussions of the Tamsui Culture Foundation, we gave an intensive, unique tour of culture and history, guided it in order, and practically visited and interviewed the shops and stores on the old streets. Finally, we proceeded to the activity that "filling the questionnaire and taking brochure and coupons." The brochures were the refined reports made by ourselves, and the coupons were the enthusiastic patronages from those shops and stores on the old streets. We want to express the traditional aroma of the original Tamsui, let everyone truly know the other face of the Huwei old streets before it completely fade away, and build people’s cultural and historical concern and regard.