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Ming-Dao High School (2005 CyberFair Project ID 3915)
Taiwan,
Taichung County
Official Status:
Final Project: Ready for Judging
Teacher:
Category: 1. Local Leaders
We estimate 5 student(s) from 15 to 16 will work on this entry.
Description of Our Community: Because of Taiwan's geographic location in the southeast Asia, it is a major gateway to the rest of Asia from the Pacific Ocean. The exchange of cultures, the influx of tribal groups, and the subsequent invasion of foreign forces and the impact of civilizations, have all contributed to the twists and turns in Taiwan's storied history. The unique nature of Taiwan's history had led to the multi-faceted life of the earlier days, and consequently had made the antique items of those days so varied. Each antique item is like a footstep, which we follow intently in order to explore and pursue the trail left behind by the changing society. After half a century of rebuilding and development, Taiwan has rid itself of the postwar recession and poverty. Even so, the people who had lived through the Taiwan's early restoration period still have vivid memories of eating yam strands, wearing ragged clothes, and walking barefooted. Living on this land of ours, we need to use even more sentiment and concern about things that go on around us, and to look upon everything with a sense of gratitude.
Project Description: Mr. Nan-Shan Chu entered the real world when he was in his mid teens. He has traveled all over the province of Taiwan, from the north to the south. After seeing all the different aspects of life, and after having contact with all walks of life, he came to the heart-felt realization that the lifestyle of Taiwan citizens is gradually losing its traditional colors due to the impact of the changing society. The everyday items people used were getting retired and replaced. So based on his sense of mission to preserve the traditional culture, he started to actively purchase and store antique items, and he was continually heading toward the path of becoming a professional collector. He has thus become "A Voyager of the Past". Because of Mr. Chu's rich life experience, he has become adept at storytelling, impersonating, joke-making, and singing. His unique slang-style narration could explain the periodical background and history of any antique item to great details. He is able to make the ancestor's living wisdom come vividly to life. He often jokingly says he is "Country Ph. D", while others are "Ph. D". It totally shows his confidence in his knowledge of grass-roots culture.