Doors to Diplomacy Participants

Binjiang Junior High School (2006 CyberFair Project ID 4547)
Taiwan, Taipei
Official Status: Final Project: Ready for Judging
Teacher:
Category: 4. Local Specialties

We estimate 5 student(s) from 13 to 13 will work on this entry.

Description of Our Community: Taiwan, a major juncture in Northeast Asia, is a typical island. Because of its abounding coal mine and it is in a transportation link position, many countries captured Taiwan as an international trade home base in 16-17 century. Its special geographical location with various landforms brought up different spirits and magnificent humanity history. That’s why Taiwan gained praise as Formosa. Moreover, Taiwan is a rich and fertile place. From valley to river, we can see group of animals and plants everywhere. Even, nature resources are in all places. It is the other reason why we called Taiwan Formosa.

Project Description: Sweet potato is not decayed, it sprouted. Sweet potato is the most influenced farm product while Taiwan people started to plant foreign cropper in the end of the 16th century. Not only sweet potato accompanied ancestors to face the tough situation, such as nature disaster, hard cultivation, but also it was one of the most important economic farm products during the Ching Dynasty and Japanese Domination period. It occupied an indelible position in Taiwan’s Economic Development History. Here, we, through humanity’s view, will savor sweet potato’s country beauty to recall everyone’s intimate memory.

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