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Jiayi elementary school (2006 CyberFair Project ID 4581)
Taiwan,
Ping-Tung
Official Status:
Final Project: Ready for Judging
Teacher:
Category: 2. Community Groups and Special Populations
We estimate 6 student(s) from 11 to 12 will work on this entry.
Description of Our Community: Our community is located in the north-eastern part of Pintung County, it is a small village belonging to the Paiwan Tribe and for two hundred years we used to live in the upper part of Wan-An River, however in the Japanese Occupation Period, to make concentrated management easier, the Japanese forced our tribes-people to relocate to the slopes of Mt. Liding, but due to living inconveniences after the revolution we again relocated to our present place, at the base of the mountain, which, was translated from Japanese into Jiayi Village, belonging to the Majia Township in the Pintung County. The shape of the land is in the form of a longitudinal rift-valley with Mt. Liding at the back and the Chaochou Fault in front, its widest part spans 770m and the narrowest measures 140m. Pineapples are planted on the flatlands of our region and it is a peaceful paradise.
Project Description: Jiayi Village has hundreds of years of history, but after 3 relocations what our ancestors left behind are slowly being forgotten by the young generation, whose memories are becoming more and more vague. If you climb up Mt. Liding behind the village and look down all that can be seen are remnants of the village, with short stone-walls and remains of houses these are all parts of the past, yet tourists come and go while climbing the mountain only for exercise, it is a waste that they can not stop and appreciate the people and culture. In recent years, ecotourism has become widespread and this village was also acknowledged as a National Maolin Scenic Area, with Paiwan Totems and structures in the vicinity having been gradually constructed by the National Maolin Scenic Area Administration Office. It is a shame that few people know of this peaceful and meaningful village, thus a team was assembled with the hope that, through a detailed seminar, more people will become familiar with, understand and discover this beautiful land.