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Lang Dao elementary school (2007 CyberFair Project ID 4812)
Taiwan,
taiwan,
Taitung County
Official Status:
Final Project: Ready for Judging
Teacher:
Category: 4. Local Specialties
We estimate 10 student(s) from 10 to 12 will work on this entry.
Description of Our Community: Lanyu is a pearl on the Pacific Ocean.The Yami people that live on the island still follow tradition and culture, they plant taro in the fields with wooden or metal rods plow sweet-potato fields with their hands.They also catch flying-fishes under the summer moon and peddle boats to fish for dolphin fish.The tribe’s cultural characteristics is not only shown in the men’s T-bandages and the women’s hair-dance, but also in their respect for nature when they only take what’s needed but not what’s desired.They are just as adorable as the other Taiwanese Aborigines, and their lifestyle was passed down from the ancestors through stories and legends, though with a social changes the village and community is facing a verdict:everything still seems like the way it was, but change is about to occur!
Project Description: The Yamis of Lanyu Island are unique in their philosophy coexisting with natural environments as well as in the rites conducted in the community, which are distinct from other native tribes. The underground dwellings of Yamis have been listed one of the world cultural heritages?this speaks volumes of the significance of its status in the human history of cultural developments! To Yamis, the underground house not only shelters their families from natural disaster, such as Typhoon, but also symbolizes the social status of adult males in the tribe. We wanted to understand the wisdom of Yami ancestors from the building of underground dwellings and the insights on Yamis’ culture through the process of underground construction. We want to appreciate the richness of Yamis’ wisdom by on-site visits and to experience the inner beauty of their culture that cannot be expressed by sound and words by interviews with the tribe’s elderly. We firmly believe: participating is the only way to better understand ourselves and our culture.