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Sinpo Elementary School (2004 CyberFair Project ID 3344)
Taiwan,
Guanyin
Official Status:
Final Project: Ready for Judging
Teacher:
Category: 1. Local Leaders
We estimate 9 student(s) from 11 to 12 will work on this entry.
Description of Our Community: Guan-yin is in the northwest of Taoyuan County, facing the Taiwan Strait and bordering Ta-yuan, Chung-li and Shin-wu. Guan-yin consists of (1) Guan-yin Area (2) Tsau-ta Area (3) Shin-po Area. This countryside looks like a triangle with a coastline of fifteen kilometers that is the longest of all the four coastal towns in Taoyuan County.
During the Ching Dynasty, Taiwanese (people from the southern part of Fukien Province), and Hakkas (people moving from northern to southern China during periods of invasions by the northern tribes in Chinese history) immigrated to Guan-yin one after another. Taiwanese migrated here by way of Shiu-tsuo Fishing Port and Da-yuan in the north, while Hakkas settled here through Shin-ju area in the south. Thus, the three areas “Guan”, “Tsau-ta” and “Shin-po” were gradually developed. Each village formed its unique cultural characteristics. So the phenomena of development here were different from those in the other areas in Taoyuan County. Guan-yin Area: There are nine villages, including Guan-yin, Bai-yu, Da-tan, Bau-sheng, Wu-wei, San-he, Keng-wei, Guang-shing and Shin-shing. The local inhabitants are mostly Hakkas, and Hakka is their common dialect.
Tsau-ta Area: There are five villages, including Tsau-ta, Fu-lin, Shu-lin, Ta-jiau and Bau-jang. Most of the inhabitants are Taiwanese, speaking Taiwanese.
Shin-po Area: There are nine villages in this area. The five villages, Shin-po, Guang-fu, Da-tung, Da-ku and Luen-ping, are inhabited both by Taiwanese and Hakkas. In general, they speak Taiwanese and therefore Hakka is seldom used for communication. In the other four villages, Jin-hu, Lan-pu, Shang-da and Fu-yuan, due to the fact that there are more Hakkas than Taiwanese, these villagers speak both Taiwanese and Hakka.
Each of the above-mentioned three areas has developed their own special local color as a result of different ethnic groups, dialects, and the transition of time.
Project Description: (1) Transportation
(A) If you come from Taipei area, you may take Sun Yat-sen Freeway to Chiang Kai-shek International Airport Exit, and then make your exit through Da-yuan Exit. Afterwards, Take the Fifth Coastal Expressway for 39.5 kilometers to Guan-yin. Then you can see Bau-jiang Temple on the left in Tsau-ta Village.
(B) If you come from the areas south of Shin-ju County, you may take the Fifth Coastal Expressway, and directly enter Guan-yin Village.
(C) If you come from the central or southern part of this island, you may take Sun Yat-sen Freeway and make your exit through Shin-wu Exit, and then you can reach Guan–yin by way of Shin-wu Village.
(2) Agricultural Produce
Guan-yin is an important granary of Taoyuan County. The main agricultural produce includes savory rice, fragrant and juicy watermelons, and famous lotuses with the lotus season activities.