Doors to Diplomacy Participants

Tuku elementary school (2020 CyberFair Project ID 8528)
Taiwan, Changhua
Official Status: Final Project: Ready for Judging
Teacher:
Category: 4. Local Specialties

We estimate 7 student(s) from 10 to 11 will work on this entry.

Description of Our Community: The Zhutang Township of Changhua County is formed by the accumulation of Dongluo River and Xiluo River, which are divided by Zhuoshui River, and is located in the center of the Alluvial Fan Plain of Zhuoshui River. The origin of the “Bamboo Pond” was named by the ancestors of the area .They developed the early reeds, bamboo swamps and the circumstance of the agriculture. Another said that the bamboo pond is rich in bamboo and densely populated with water ponds. By its reputation, it has the old name "bamboo head". The village has been accumulating from the Zhuoshui Creek over the years. Due to the fertile soil, sufficient water sources and mild climate, the place also has a thriving agricultural landscape: muddy rice, vegetables, grapes, shaky, dragon fruit, peaches etc. As long as you are willing to strive great effort , you will find everything here. It seems to be an “agricultural treasure” belong us.

Project Description: About two-thirds of the land in Zhutang Township is for agriculture, and more than half of the households are farmers. The south of the township is surrounded by Zhuoshui River and all are flat. Zhuoshui Creek brings brown, black soil with high viscosity from the upstream. Combined with turbid water irrigation, it is very suitable for planting rice, producing good quality turbid water rice that won the national championship year by year. We hope that through the famous " Zhutang Rice", we will not only let ourselves know the products that our hometown and family depend on, but also let us have more experience about “Rice Journey” from "mud to mouth". Therefore, the introduction of our special research plan starts with everyone who knows our hometown and our special products of the champion Zhutang rice (Taijian No. 9 rice, Aromatic rice 194). At the end to show our respect to our hometown by recorded it in mind.

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