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Lu Ming Junior high school (2022 CyberFair Project ID 8638)
Taiwan,
Changhua County
Official Status:
Final Project: Ready for Judging
Teacher:
Category: 5. Local Attractions (Natural and Man-Made)
We estimate 5 student(s) from 13 to 15 will work on this entry.
Description of Our Community: Our hometown, Lukang, is located in central Taiwan and close to the Taiwan Strait, because it is the closest port to China, so in the Qing Dynasty it was designated by the government as the official trade port between central Taiwan and Quanzhou, Fujian Province, China. Since then, it has attracted a large number of Quanzhou people to trade and settle here, and became one of the three prosperous ports in Taiwan during the Qing Dynasty. Although it once prospered because of the development of commerce in the past, the economic development of Lukang gradually stagnated due to factors such as the gradual siltation of the port and the lack of railways passing through Lukang during the Japanese rule.
However, because of its early development, Lukang has retained many monuments, historical buildings, temples and festivals, traditional pastries and handicrafts, and has now become an important tourist resource to attract tourists from all over the world.
Walking into Lukang is just like walking into a living history museum.
Project Description: A Taiwanese singer sang about the contradictions of the Lukang people and also sang about the problem of preserving old houses. "I heard that they dug up the red bricks of their hometown and painted them with cement walls, and the people of their hometown got what they wanted, but they lost what they had..."
In the past, there were many century-old houses in Lukang that were abandoned and overgrown because the owners could not repair them, and even could not escape the fate of being demolished. But now, Lukang, with the support of the government and private forces, the old houses have begun to be restored, and many young people are slowly attracted to return to their hometowns to start new careers.
At present, Lukang's new sightseeing spot " Hexing Youth Innovation Base" is the best example of the Changhua County Government's commitment to preserving Lukang's cultural heritage and reusing abandoned spaces. Here we can see diverse spaces that successfully combine youth entrepreneurship, cultural and artistic innovation, sightseeing spots, preservation of historic buildings and authentic community life.
Walking on the old street of Lukang, time seems to stand still, taking people back to the past and re-feeling the beauty of the past, but careful observation in the alleys and old houses, young people began to return to their hometown to show different creativity.
Lukang is changing, and such a change is worth everyone walking into Lukang again to explore and discover.