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Wanrong Township
Administrative
Map
Image source:
Wanrong Town
Hall |
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Jianqing
Community Map |
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Wanrong township is at
central Hualien area,
which is a long and
narrow place in south
and north direction, it
is at the east foot of
Central Mountains, the
villagers of this county
belongs to Truku and
Bunun tribes, and most
of them are Truku; in
the old time, the Truku
is a migration tribe,
they used to scatter in
the remote mountains, it
is very hard to find
them, what's more, they
live self-sufficient
lives and are not good
at communicate with
other tribes, so the
data from literature
record is limited.
However they have
possessed a rich
culture, among which,
face-tattoo culture and
weaving
culture(backstrap loom
spinning) are the most
special ones. In recent
years, the government
has worked out many
systems to protect and
promote aborigine
culture, and this has
also started a hot wave
to dig out tribal
culture, many elder and
earnest people have
exerted their zeal about
the tribal culture,
including Yusi Weaving
Studio, Tusi Studio, and
Malibas Studio of
Wanrong Village, the
cultural relic artworks
of Ai-mei Feng, the
warm-hearted and
talented
Payi-Iyang(Ce-mei Hu)
and Payi-Uhay(Hui-fang
Chung) who work on the
traditional weaving,
Rong-fa Li, Rong-gui Li
and Jin-de Chiang who
work on the making of
ramie bating as well as
the Sachi aborigine
studio of Hongyeh
Village and Rea leaves
Mountain Hermit Wood
Carving studio. Many
enthusiasts have worked
on reserving the unique
culture and explaining
the meaning and value of
their tribe life in
Truku of Wanrong
Township. Although the
descendants cannot fully
master the skills, they
still could experience
the pearl of their
ancestors wisdom from
these tradition crafts.
And the record of any
form we have made would
be the best marketing
method for the local
people to participate in
the culture
preservation. |