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Siji elementary school (2006 CyberFair Project ID 4564)
Taiwan,
Yilan
Official Status:
Final Project: Ready for Judging
Teacher:
Category: 5. Local Attractions (Natural and Man-Made)
We estimate 5 student(s) from 12 to 12 will work on this entry.
Description of Our Community: Siji Village lies on Route 7A, and the mountainside that is about 0.5km away from the northeast of the joint between the right bank of Lanyang River’s upper reach and its branch—Sichung River. It is 1000m high above the sea level. Carved by the miracle nature, this territory is featured with lofty and precipitous peaks, beautiful lakes and landscapes. Siji, divided into upper, middle, lower tribes, is an original village subordinated to Atayal Tribe. After passing Liumaoan, it can be found the Siji Elementary School (Tayax), where there is one of the three traditional Atayal elevate barns in Yilan. At the end of winter and the beginning of spring when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, the place will look like an earthly paradise. There, the main economic plants are mostly high mountain vegetables, and there lies a vegetable garden on the sloping field. Siji, with the population of only about 1000, gives us the feeling of self-sufficient peace. Though the four seasons here are clearly defined or all feel like spring, in the mountains, you can just forget about time because it is so pure and natural when the four seasons quietly go by. Besides from Siji Plaform, you can also enter from Siji Forrest Service Road. After about thirty minutes drive, turn right to climb to Jialo Lake from Shenmu entrance. The name--Siji Forrest Service Road is so beautiful that it seems it enjoys all the Siji elegance. Siji, so beautiful a name! The village is amidst of the cloud and mist, like many veils of curtains. Passing through the curtains, sometimes you see smiling children, sometimes the cherry blossom falling to the ground. As said in a fairy tale, the men here are handsome and the women looks pretty just due to the favor of the geographical place abound in gifts of nature and the unique weather.
Project Description: Siji is a name called in an Atayal Tribe. In the fairy tale, it was created by the God himself. The natural scenes full of uncanny workmanship, the intersections of mountains and valleys, and the surrounding of the green mountain and clean water, will place you in an earthly paradise. Green trees and bamboos on the mountain, quiet and deep vies on the way, all form the amazing natural scenery. This time, we will present the multiple dimensional culture of the whole tribe from six aspects. But, what the most important is that all the information are collected by Siji Tribe’s children themselves through the interviews with the elders. They carried out the collection and sorting job with round-the-clock effort. Their teachers also hope them to know the culture of their own tribe and its implication through the participation into this project, and then to raise their identification with their own tribe. 1. Tribe’s graceful bearing: the history of Atayal Tribe Sitou Clan, the introduction to important figures, the traditions of the tribe, traditional festivals and the interviews. 2. Natural ecology: it is surrounded by high mountains (Taiping Mt., Chilan Mt., Nanhu Mt., Siyuan Yakou), and scattered with rivers and lakes (Lanyang River, Sichung River, Jialo Lakes). Based on this, we analyze the natural scenes, and explain that the Platform of ancient battle field is the life line of Siji’s economy while the juniper forest road an important foundation to hold together the tribe’s life. 3. Traditional arts: introduce Atayal traditional dance, music, musical instruments and weaving craft. 4. Industrial features: Based on the reduction to the agricultural environment, children presents their feeling about the actual life, including “the life history of vegetable chopping team”, the most important world legacy (the Atayal barn with 300 years of history), and finally, the “traditional cuisine” made by the pristine agricultural women with their whole hearts for Atayal courageous men. 5. Research footprint: after a series of investigations and interviews, the children present their true experience and feelings during the research. 6. Trip plan: one-day tour or two-day tour on weekend, many ways for you to know Siji—the hometown of all of us.