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Chang Sing Junior High School (2021 CyberFair Project ID 8601)
Taiwan,
Changhua
Official Status:
Final Project: Ready for Judging
Teacher:
Category: 6. Historical Landmarks
We estimate 10 student(s) from 14 to 15 will work on this entry.
Description of Our Community: Beidou Township is located at the southeast of Changhua County and the north bank of Dongluo River (also called “Old Zhuoshui River”). During the period of Qing Dynasty, it has been the important port and entrepot in central Taiwan. During the Japanese colonial period, Dongluo River was no longer the mainstream of downstream of Zhuoshui River. Great amount of sandstone silted up. At the time of construction, Western Line did not pass through Beidou Township. Thus, the position of Beidou as transportation hub was successively replaced by Linyuan. During the Japanese colonial period, after the accomplishment of embankment of Zhuoshui River, Government of Taiwan established 6 official Japanese immigrant villages along Old Zhuoshui River, including Fengli, Ludao, Hsiangqu, Bachou, Liguo, and Qiujing. The scope of this study refers to Fengli Village and Hsiangqu Village of Beidou Township.
Project Description: After Meiji Restoration of Japan in the 19th century, the population increased rapidly and it resulted in urgent problems of Japan, such as overpopulation, lack of cultivated lands and shortage of food. It encouraged the Japanese to immigrate to the new countries such as Brazil of South America. In 1895, after the signing of Treaty of Shimonoseki, Taiwan and Penghu became new territories of Japan and Taiwan was the solution to the population problem in Japan. The first Japanese immigrant village was established in Hualien of eastern Taiwan in 1899, followed by the villages in eastern and western Taiwan. In 1932, Japanese immigrant village in Beidou Township was constructed. However, after the end of World War II, the Japanese withdrew from Taiwan. In 70 years, Japanese immigrant village of Beidou Township changed from original Japanese village into Minnan and modern buildings. The goal of our team was to revisit Beidou Township Japanese immigrant village, review the development and reconstruct the history of the village.