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Baichun Primary School (2004 CyberFair Project ID 3448)
Taiwan,
Hualien County
Official Status:
Final Project: Ready for Judging
Teacher:
Category: 3. Business and Community Organizations
We estimate 13 student(s) from 10 to 12 will work on this entry.
Description of Our Community: Tungmen쳌hmeans the level ground on the foot of mountains. The road was built in 1918, of which the pass produced copper named 쳌gCopper Pass쳌h by Japanese consequently.
Our school is located in Tungmen Village, Xiu-Lin township and the school districts are Tungmen and Rongshu communities. There are almost 98 percent of Truku (one of the Taiwanese natives) people, who almost have been engaged in agriculture and industry. We still have kept the simple folkways.
The cross-island highway has already built during the period of occupied Taiwan. The route that Japanese planned is not today쳌fs Central Cross-Island highway, but have constructed along with the old path (Tungmen to Tungli).
Project Description: Hualien Mukua stream runs through Tungmen that is one of the natural resource Tungmen people have depended on living. It is closely linked together them to influence their living style. It reveals itself more important Consequently. Fish bred in the stream where is also considered as the best place for fishing to the villagers.
The main influent in upstream Mukua - ChingThe characteristics of the river fits to generateshui stream originates from Nen-Gau Nan Mountain (3349 meters). It wholely shows the curve flow. Near Lungchien has Dragon and Phoenix streams flow together into the main influent. The gradient of river beds and flow in the main stream and the influent in Mukua are all big to carry sandy soil, so it forms valleys and alluvial sand in the middle and down stream. Dragon and Phoenix streams built the Shuilien, Lungchien dams and Tungmen Power Plant have the characteristics of the river to fit generating, they supply the eastern Taiwan power.
There has been a power transmission line named Wan-Tong Line existing from occupied Taiwan up to now. Its magnificent view to make people relaxed and happy. It probably is a good example joining preservation and development in Taiwan where has kept hard ecological environment.
Mukua stream and power plants are the precious water resources in Tungmen. They are even the important natural resources for the creature and inhabitants depended on living. Mukua stream and power plants have the functions to regulate and benefit rivers and protect the environment hence named "Tungmen blood".