Description of Our Community:

　　 A city or a town is usually a defensive structure or simply a gathering of people. Time and location make difference. The “Xia-cheng town” located at Hsin-Dian of Taipei County, is an unique place. The town was formed by the start of a small gathering of people in about 1971, but now its population has increased to over 2,000. This community has a tendency toward having more aged people. Its volunteer service comprise mainly a “Life-long-learning” project.

　 　At its auditorium, unscheduled learning activities are performed to put in action their life-long learning spirit. On late August, 2005, Mr. Chen Feng-hsien, a teacher and also the elected chief of the town, sponsored a periodical project to make 300 human figure brick carvings, allowing the town to promote to a model community of brick carving art and let the Xia-cheng town residents to live up their principle of “Learning in Daily Life; and Living with Learning”, by which they are prolonging the brick-carving culture.

Summary of Our Project：

　　 The Chinese Culture is abundant and meticulous. Its history is long and systematic. Its literature, music and arts all show varied national styles and represent the spirits of varied periods of time and most importantly the prime beauty of the Chinese culture.

　　　Now, many traditional arts are gradually been forgotten and even lost. On this topic, we are going to make a research on the diminishing “Chinese miniature carving art” and “brick carving art” in the hope that our effort may give a push on the passing-on of the culture.
 

CyberFair Theme

　　Micro-carving and Brick-carving are both ancient Chinese traditional artistries.

　　 To let those who are interested can appreciate the art that has lasted for 3,000 years, and “Chen Frong-Shean Micro-carving Museum” was founded by Mr. Chen in 1997. The exhibition is aimed at arouse the general public's interests in micro-carving and pass on the Chinese culture.

　 　Mr. Chen Forng-shean with his inflexibility and researches in micro-carvings, has gradually become highly interested in brick carvings. He has visited numerous schools, social gatherings, and residential compounds to promote brick-carving with a view to pass on this old craft to the coming generations.

　　 The big expectation or objective of Mr. Chen Forng-shean is to extend the 3,000-year Chinese culture and the 400-year brick-carving craft of Taiwan to the whole world, and let the world know the willpower and working spirit of the artists in Taiwan.

　 　Mr. Chen Forng-Shean had met numerous frustrations and failures, and came along with these hardships were his improved skills and the recovery of his faith. With the encouragement of the visitors and the media confirmation, Mr. Chen had been able to maintain his restless working spirit. Mr. Chen has courageously indulged himself in the promotion for micro-carving and brick-carving.

　 　When there is a bright perspective, there is a will, and there is a way of inspiration, Mr. Chen has been trying hard not to let the craft vanished, and expect more people to join the endeavor after a brighter future. We trust that his painstaking efforts will surely have a promisoing future.

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