Doors to Diplomacy Participants

Char-Shan Primary School (2004 CyberFair Project ID 3433)
Taiwan, Chiayi
Official Status: Final Project: Ready for Judging
Teacher:
Category: 2. Community Groups and Special Populations

We estimate 12 student(s) from 11 to 11 will work on this entry.

Description of Our Community: Chashan Village, at elevation of 350 to 1,200 meters (1,100-3,900 feet), is located at the far south tip of Alishan Township. It’s famous for various organic farm products. Chashan was called Cea Ya Ma, meaning “the plain at mountainside”. It’s a place shared by the Tsou tribe, the Bunun tribe and the Han Chinese, and displays multiculturism and diversity. Chashan is unique in the way of the custom of sharing Hu-fu (pavilions), the Cea Ya Ma Band, its bed and breakfast inns, and the wooden and stone sculptures everywhere. You’re among the nice villagers and the nature as soon as you arrive Chashan. And it’s donned as “the Chashan Agriculture Resort” by Chia-Yi County Government.

Project Description: The totems symbolizing the mutual dependence of the three different tribes are erected at the major roads leading to Chashan. The population is composed of 60% Tsou, 30% Han Chinese and 10% of Bununs. They co-depend, and share with each other. Everyone visiting Chashan feels it. We were lucky enough to have met Mr. Lee, one of the chiefs of Chashan, who told the story of how the three tribes merged together. The divides between races blurred after generations of endeavors. Our project will look into how the three different tribes lived together and merged into one, and how they developed their hometown with shared efforts. The achievement of Chashan is rooted in the tri-tribe binding. We know that Chashan is a successful example of culture merge. We will take the perspective of the school, the church and the community to see how Chashan did something unusual.

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