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Lichih Senior High School (2012 CyberFair Project ID 7252)
Taiwan,
Kaohsiung City
Official Status:
Final Project: Ready for Judging
Teacher:
Category: 1. Local Leaders
We estimate 20 student(s) from 16 to 18 will work on this entry.
Description of Our Community: Originally Kaohsiung was simply a large bamboo thicket inhabited by the Makatau tribe. They had named the area “Takou”. In 1920, the Japanese established a Kaohsiung State. The name Kaohsiung comes from the Chinese pronunciation of the Japanese written form of “Takou”. In 1924, the area was renamed Kaohsiung City. This was when Kaohsiung officially became a city. In 1979, it was recognized as Taiwan’s second municipality. Kaohsiung is located Taiwan’s Southwestern region and is a long narrow stretch of land. Its total area consists of 2,946 square kilometers. Chianan and Pingtung plains are located on the north and east sides. The Taiwan Straits are located to the west and the Bashi Channel to the south. Geographically it is in an ideal location. The large harbor makes it an important trade and commerce stop along the Northeast Asia / South Pacific passageway. This has quickly propelled the development of this international city.
Project Description: David Chen is one of the celebrated calligraphers and educators in modern Taiwan. His pseudonym is You-Sheng and courtesy name is Jian-Hu Shan-Ren. Mr. Chen started his artistic career at the early age of ten by practicing regular script. In the 40’s, he specialized in semi-cursive and cursive scripts. Now, he is eighty years old. David Chen has been awarded the prestigious prizes in Taiwan, South Korea and Japan from 1960 to 1980. Begging in 1960 and throughout the following years, he held a variety of government positions such as the counselor of art development in the culture center of Kaohsiung County. David Chen has been devoted in education for forty years. He served as principals in many junior high schools. With enthusiasm, he sacrifices a lot of time and energy for holding seminars and lectures. The purpose is to promote and maintain the culture of calligraphy.