Doors to Diplomacy Participants

Li Ming Elementary School (2007 CyberFair Project ID 4969)
Taiwan, Ilan City
Official Status: Final Project: Ready for Judging
Teacher:
Category: 1. Local Leaders

We estimate 7 student(s) from 11 to 12 will work on this entry.

Description of Our Community: Yilan is located at north west of Taiwan. It is developed rather later than most part of Taiwan because of the restriction in transportation. However, it has been a county of culture and arts. Quite a number of famous writers were born and raised in Yilan. One of the most famous is Master Huang Chun –Ming. Lotung Township of Yilan is the birth place of Master Huang Chun-Ming and he was brought up in Yilan. This is why he described in very details of Yilan in his works. In the last 15 years, he incessantly endeavored in the rehabilitation of local language, community empowering, rooting of drama, in-depth culturing of literature and renovation of Taiwan Opera. His love and orientation to Yilan inspired many natives of Yilan returning to hometown and to make their contribution. In 2002, he moved Huang Ta Yu Kid Troupe back from Taipei to Yilan City. He wants to realize the culture rooting mission of his choice through training, rehearsal and tournaments. Our school is located in Yilan City and is only 5 minutes drive from Huang Ta-Yu Troupe. It is our intention to bring the story of Love and Hope to everybody through our Thematic Research and we can all sailing in the sea of literature of Master Huang Chun-Ming.

Project Description: Master Huang Chun-Ming is a well-known writer of folk literature in Taiwan and is the winner of 2nd National Literature & Arts. In his early days, he was famed in novel creation. His works, “Big Doll of My Son” “The Hat of Shao-Chi” “Taste of Apple” is very popular that they were made into films and caused great sensation. In addition to presenting stories of Master Huang Chun-Ming, in this project, we are going to introduce the Kid Troupe Master Huang Chun-Ming endeavors to promote in recently. He determined to root drama seed deep in Yilan Area to nurture and discover gifted person in drama. We put ourselves into the scenario and recorded their rehearsal and tournament and to feel the charm of Master Huang Chun-Ming and his Kid Troupe.

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