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Si Lin Primary School (2005 CyberFair Project ID 4122)
Taiwan,
Hualien
Official Status:
Project-In-Progress
Teacher:
Category: 1. Local Leaders
We estimate 7 student(s) from 8 to 9 will work on this entry.
Description of Our Community: We are in Hualien, Taiwan... Hualien,located in the East of Taiwan, is the most beautiful place here. With many beautiful scenary and unique natural resources such as Hot Spring, gorges and mountains.Hualien has become a pouplar holiday destination.
Narrowtively speaking,We are in Silin Village, in which in the middle of Hualien. It is located in Wan-Rong township, where is one of 13 towns and townships in Hualien county. Taroko (Truko) aborigines accounts for the majority of residents. Si-Lin village is also the further north village in Wan-Rong township. Its east neighbouring town is Fong Lin town; the central mountain range lies along side of the west part of Silin village; Si-Lin village borders Chien-Chin village in the south with River Chin-Shui, and So-Fong town in the north with River Chi-Ya-Kan.
Travel information
By road
Visitors travelling from Hualien city can take the Hua-tung Highway (Highway 9) to Si-Lin village. It takes about 50 minutes drive way from the central of Hualien city. Just follow the highway 9 southbound to Fong-Lin. Before reaching to Fong lin, there is a bridge called “Fon-ping”. Across the bridge, there are a small roundabout and a Cow statue on the left. Take the 1st exit from right hand side (the opposite direction of the Cow statue) and continue on that way. There is a T junction 200 meters a head. At the T junction turn right. Follow the way, Silin village is just 300 meters away.
Where does the name of Si-lin come from?
The name of the village originally came from the shape of Chi-Ya- Kan. Si lin village and surrounding area used to be a hunting area which owned by the local leader Ping under the Japanese regime between 1895-1945. One day he was on his way to go hunting, he found out the river and surrounded area looked like a tree hole (La Earn Ger Horn Ney in Taroko language). Therefore he named this area as La-earn Ger-horny in Taroko language or tree hole in English. After the Second World War(In 1946), the nationalist government took the control from Japanese government and undertook the regional adjustment proposal to modify the regional structure. As a result, Tree hole was re-named to Si-Lin until present.
Project Description: “Overcome the challenge, face the new century, “The education wizard in Chi-Ya-Kan. Grand-pa Chang is one of the most respectable elite in Si Lin village; “he is the most popular grandpa in Si-Lin village” quoted by children from Si-Lin. Teacher Tsung-Sheng, Chang has got infantile paralysis when he was a child. As a result,he has got some disabilities on his legs. Although he is physically disable, He has shown his greastest determination to do everything not only from his studies to become a teacher to teach students but also how he contribute his efforts to the community.
Afer having been a teacher at Si-Lin Primary for 40 years, Teacher Tsung-Sheng Chang is retired from Si-Lin Primary school. Although Teacher Chang is retired he still spends some time doing some voluntary jobs to help the community of Silin.
This project is dedicated to look up the story of one of local elite in Si-Lin village. It will show how he overcome his disabilities(Infantal Paralysis) to achieve his goals and educate local pupils. Local education plays an important role in the entire education system. When the local education system is utilised, the community could be benefited. It will then explore the inter-relation between Teacher Chang and Si- Lin village and how he acts as an educational leader in the community.