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lu chiang elementary school (2005 CyberFair Project ID 3943)
Taiwan,
Taipei
Official Status:
Final Project: Ready for Judging
Teacher:
Category: 4. Local Specialties
We estimate 16 student(s) from 10 to 11 will work on this entry.
Description of Our Community: Lujhou City is situated to the west bank of the downstream Tamshui River, with Taipei’s Shihlin District at the north east across the river, Wugu Township at its west, and Sanchung City adjacent to its southeast. The area forms a rhombus shape. The square measure of the city is 8321km square. It is only slightly larger than Yunghe City amongst the 29 townships in Taipei County. Lujhou used to be an alluvial sandbank. It is suitable for farming and residing because of its lowland terrain and the fertile ground. However, frequent flooding was hindering the progress of its development. Thanks to the government’s ratification of the “Sanchung/Yunghe City construction plan” in 1982, also the completion of both the primary flooding prevention plan of Taipei County, and the construction of flood-channelizing watercourses in Sanchung, the flood problem has been resolved. In addition to that, due to the advancing traffic system in Taipei, the population has increased greatly. Lujhou Township has been upgraded to Lujhou City since 1997. The Lujhou that had been troubled by frequent flooding has become the prosperous city at the foot of Guanyin Shan.
Project Description: Did you know that the ever-ubiquitous Bidens pilosa that can be easily spotted in any wilderness has only reached the shore of Taiwan three decades earlier? The journey was inextricably tied to Luzhou. By chance a pupil’s father alluded to the story of how his father in an attempt to improve his bee farm in Luzhou imported seeds of Bidens pilosa from Okinawa, which eventually spread throughout the district. Being a kind, generous man he gave away seeds to bee farmers in the central and southern regions for improving their economies, and at times even sprinkled seeds along the way to dispense such gifts that turned the plant into a predominant variety in Taiwan. Intrigued by the amazing proliferation of Bidens pilosa throughout the island that originated in Luzhou we set out to trace the footsteps and the people involved, and by means of information gathering and scientific methodology to unfurl the wonderful journey of Bidens pilosa to the island. The sweet journey of how the little white flower first settled in and then set out from Luzhou was to be shared by fifteen pupils under the guidance of three teachers!