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Sweet potato was an important agricultural crops in earlier days of Taiwan. It not only was the major food of the poor, but also was the important feedstuff for pigs. It was planted without attentive care, and its price was cheap. Hence, it became a treasure during the turbulent and harsh times. |
Sweet potato was the symbol of the poor.
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Sweet potato could be used as unit for land measurement.
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Besides serving as food, at the ruling of King Qianlong of Qing dynasty, sweet potato can be used as the rental of the cottiers. Also, sweet potato can be used as the unit of soil measurement system in places like Jin-Men. |
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Although, after 1968, the planted area of sweet potato had decreased, it was again increased while the population was increasing sharply after World War II. People reduced eating sweet potato while rice production was increasing and rice becomes major food. Sweet potato, however, was still there, awaiting an opportunity of being repositioned. |
Rice plantation was expanded after World War II.
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Roast Kiln.
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In these years, sweet potato festivals and other related activities are held in many places. In the theme house of ¨roasted sweet potato garden〃, it is designed for families to experience country life such as digging sweet potato and roasting sweet potato by the traditional way, and to understand the farming tools. It becomes a new trend that people living in cities experience country life once in a while. |
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To recollect past centuries, the role of sweet potato has been changed as time goes by, and it represents different mood of people in different period of time. In the past, it was the symbols of the poor, or the feedstuff, or low-priced food. In the present time, it becomes a dessert for the rich, and a healthful, nostalgic and delicious food. Previously it was no comparison with rice; however, nowadays it is a luxury equal to rice. These changes represent the different cultures of sweet potato in different time period. |
Sweet potato has written down a series of cultural festivals.
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"Sweet Potato 1, Sweet Potato 2" in Xi-Hua Sweet Potato Culture & Art Festival. |
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