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Luming junior high school (2014 CyberFair Project ID 7801)
Taiwan, Taiwan changhua
Official Status: Final Project: Ready for Judging
Teacher:
Category: 8. Local Music and Art Forms

We estimate 10 student(s) from 14 to 15 will work on this entry.

Description of Our Community: Lukang Township, Changhua County is adjacent with Taiwan Strait to the west, Xiushui Township to the east, Fuxing Township to the south, and Xianxi Township and Hemei Township to the north. “Lukan” means “deer harbor” in Chinese. It is said that there used to be lots of deer living in this area,so it was named Lukang. Lukang, once a prosperous city in the past, is one of a few places in Taiwan where the traditional craft continues developing and is the cradle of “National Art Heritage Award” winners. Everyone would fall in love with this old town once tasting the famous local snacks. Lukang is well-known in its numerous local snacks, historical sites, and scholars.

Project Description: This project introduces the Buddha statue carving art, a traditional craft in Lukang that has gradually been forgotten in the times of social change and development. Lukang is an artist village where you can find many Heritage Award winners, Craft Award winners, and unique craft artists. It is worth a trip to Lukang for those who love creative traditional craft. Therefore, after a few trips to Lukang, we chose “Master Chih-hui Shih - National treasure in Buddha statue sculpture” for the project topic,to discuss the traditional Buddha statue carving art and explore its art forms and cultural content. We would like to present the traditional Buddha statue carving art of Lukang to help Taiwanese see more about Taiwan and let the world see the beauty of Taiwan.

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