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From
interview record of Tongmen
Tribe by Hui-mei Wen Chen, we
get to know only one (Ms.
Chun-fang Hu) of interviewed
elderlys still use ramie in
weaving. Also from interview, we
can clearly know that Mrs. A-hsueh
Liang Li of Hongyeh Village,
Wanrong Township and Mrs.
Lan-mei Huang (Yabon’s mother)
of Fushih Village, Shioulin
Township are two indicators of
weaving elderlys in Truku tribe,
Hualien County. But they have
been over 70. Women about 50 and
60 years old are not good at
weaving, and it is needless to
say our young generation’s
knowledge about weaving.
High quality
culture requires inheriting and
development. Gariyi•Jihoh
in his interview mentioned the
meaning of diamond weaving as
the communication bridge leading
to ancestors’ soul. In the
website of Making Rainbow with
Ramie - Shanli Tribe(Yamasadu),
the chief editor Principle
Cheng-guang Ke mentioned in the
Research Conclusions that ramie
weaving should be developed
depending on collective effort,
and encouraged interested people
to register the website. We
deeply acquire that ancestor’s
wisdom is hidden in unknown
areas of the back mountain in
the long term, which would
gradually disappear with
ruthless time. Therefore, this
time driven by our passion and
idea, we strive to explore with
the subject of Truku weaving
culture,
re-address
the value of
traditional weavers, and start
to activate those skills and
knowledge they hold but
forgotten in the past.
The research
record and culture experience
are just a start. The research
team has planned to grow
collected ramie in campus and
corner of the community during
interaction with school,
community and elderly, as well
as expecting to set up another
ramie garden, follow the
practice of deepening and
widening school’s cultural
course, and invite the
participation of community
elderly who can play as the
education supporters and
educators. Ramie weaving culture
can not only be inherited by
interested researchers or
elderly, but also be involved
in courses and daily life.
Besides listing the research
subject in local cultural
courses of the school, we have
enriched original course program
with wider extension. The school
and community are collectively
planning the growing of
traditional plants –ramie,
enabling students to cultivate,
experience, and observe the
process in person, with
supervision from experienced elderly of the community, which
not only helps them restore
confidence, but also extend the
value of culture life.
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