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Taipei Private Yanping High School (2005 CyberFair Project ID 4016)
Taiwan, Taipei
Official Status: Incomplete: under Development
Teacher:
Category: 7. Environmental Awareness

We estimate 5 student(s) from 15 to 16 will work on this entry.

Description of Our Community: Living in the bustling city, people have long been tired of its endless noisiness and busyness, dying for a paradise where they can relax themselves. Keeping the faith that there must be one in Taipei, we've finally located an ideal place in eastern Taipei, a stream called " The Tiger Mountain Stream " which lies around the entrance of The Four Animal Mountain. The whole area used to be the main source of coal mine in Song-Shiang. The traffic to this place is convenient. The Taipei citizens can go there by bus. Thanks to the Department of Economic Development of Taipei ( DEDT ), the place has been re-developed through ecology technology , the result of which is very apparent and effective. Now, we have an abundant ecological environment along the stream , with a great variety of animals wandering about and fishes and shrimps swimming in. On the winding road to the mountaintop, there have been recreational facilities for families to enjoy themselves. Inspiringly, after the efforts of the DEDT, the number of the hikers and visitors is climbing. They come here not only to have fun, but also to enjoy the great feast that our mother nature has to offer and to get to know our ecological system even better.

Project Description: We are high school students living in Taipei, a concrete jungle dotted with high-rise buildings. The pace of life here is fast and hasty, and our schoolwork is also very burdensome . Even so, we keep showing our love and concern for nature and the ecological environment we live in. Under the guidance of our teachers, we sometimes do community service by cleaning up our neighborhood or offering other kinds of help. However, we don't think that we've done is enough. To render our meager time and strength, we should be more involved in activities that are more significant. Though several discussions, investigations , and fieldtrips, we've found the nearby forest, " The Four Animal Mountains Citizen Forest ", worthy of our attention and care. It is a place where the citizens in eastern Taipei usually spend time getting close to nature and doing activities like hiking or picnicking. However, the whole area is messy and contaminated . The little stream that flowers through it is littered with garbage and trash on both sides due to lack of official management and maintenance. Seeing this untidiness, we thus foster the idea of restoring the natural beautiful scenery to its original ecology.

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