All The Interviewees me visited: Nature has given us two ears, two eyes, and but one tongue, to the end that we should hear and see more than we speak. Below are some reflections of our visits. Just like Reading their stories.
Miss Yang told us many stories about FarEast Movie Theater |
Summary from the interview with the ex-director,Zheng-Hong Xie . During the interview with the director, he introduced a lot of the history of Chung-Cheng Hall to us. He said that there was once a water tunnel in Beidou Junior High School, but it was dismantled. It was such a pity. Besides, during the Japanese -Occupied period, thanks to the insistence of the principal, a big banyan originally planned to be cut after the demolition of the tunnel was kept. Furthermore, Beidou Junior High School was a combination of an elementary school and a home economics school in the past. Later on, it was turned into a primary school. And it becomes what it is now. The director knows a lot about Beidou Junior High School and Chung-Cheng Hall. His profound knowledge is really impressive. All the interviewers including me learned a lot from him. The reflection of the interview with the director,Zheng-Hong Xie. Director Hsieh knows the history of Chung-Cheng Hall well, either before or after the construction. He has a good memory of the old names of many places and lots of anecdotes. He even told us the origins of those old names. This made us know the past well as if we went back to Japanese-Occupied Period by the time machine. (Rou-Syuan Wu ) I wasn't at present when they did the interview. By the recording, I had the idea of the content of the interview. I thought Director Hsieh knew the history well, and he made a clear introduction to us. He even told us the origin of the lyrics" "in our school anthem. After that, we wanted to prove what he said, so we tried to find a place where we could see the Mt. Jade in the school. And we saw it without doubt. (Yi-Zhen Li ) Director Hsieh was interviewed by us today, and he introduced a lot about the history of Chung-Cheng Hall and Beidou Junior High School. He also mentioned that there was once a water tunnel in the school, and it was dismantled later. It was a great pity. I learned a lot from this interview. (Yu-Xian Chen) Director Hsieh told a series of stories about the history of Chung-Cheng Hall. And he even started from the time way back to Japanese-Occupied Period. I was really impressive. Chung-Cheng Hall has been there for a long time. It must be in many people's memories. Thank Director Hsieh for the clear explanation. (Xin-Yin Yang ) I wasn't at present when they did the interview with Director Hsieh. But later we played the recording file and listened to it together. The content Director Hsieh shared was mainly on the history. It's more like listening to stories than an interview. Those stories were continuous, understandable and attractive. I'm impressive. “A confidant” is valuable in people's lives, and I am wondering whether there is one for a building. Chung-Cheng Hall is a living history in Beidou, I guess it must have lots of confidants here. (Hao-Yu Cai) Wow! He started to tell us the history stories from Japanese-Occupied Period. It was really a long time ago. He gave us a clearest map of the whole history among all the interviewers. After the interview, since the information he provided was so rich that we watched the interview video again and again to get more we needed. Thank Director Hsieh for helping us dig up the treasure of history. (Zhang-Zhe Wei) |
Summary of the interview with Miss He-Yu Wu Today we interview one of the teachers in our school, Miss Wu. According to her, Chung-Cheng Hall was once an activity center, but later it was used by the choir for practice. Some musical competitions were also held there. After the hall was repaired, it was used to hold concerts and many kinds of activities. And now most of the time, it's a band practice room. Chung-Cheng Hall now is an old building. When the number of students is increasing, the space of Chung-Cheng Hall is comparatively smaller. Besides, the building materials isn't good for heat dissipation. One year, students even bathed in the wind and rain when having the graduation ceremony in Chung-Cheng Hall. Chung-Cheng Hall was once decided to be dismantled, but thanks to the opposition and insistence of those alumni, it was kept. Reflections of the interview with Miss He-Yu Wu The interview with Miss Wu was fun and full of humor. I learned more about the present and the past of Chung-Cheng Hall concerning the arts. Though we spent the least time to do the interview with Miss Wu, the interview was indeed to the points. She informed us that many performances and practices took place in Chung-Cheng Hall before. I got to know about Chung-Cheng Hall in another way and perspecctive. (Rou-Syuan Wu ) The interviewer is one of the music teachers in our school, Miss He-Yu Wu. Miss Wu conducts the concert band in Chung-Cheng Hall. She is a well-experienced teacher, so we spent time doing the interview with her. At first, Miss Wu told us the past of Chung-Cheng Hall. All kinds of activities including speeches, competitions, ceremonies, and choir practice took place there. Though Chung-Cheng Hall is no better than the new activity center now, it apparently played an important role before. (LI,PEI-MIN) Miss Wu described the graduation ceremonies held in Chung-Cheng Hall in a humorous way. She also mentioned that the ceiling of Chung-Cheng Hall leaked before. Miss Wu is the adviser of the school band, so usually she conducts the band in Chung-Cheng Hall. We did go to watch the practice of the band, and their performance was impressive. (LI,I-CHEN) Today we interview Miss He-Yu Wu, our music teacher at school and the adviser of the school band. She introduced some activities held in Chung-Cheng Hall and the history. I learned a lot. (CHEN,YU-HSIEN) The process of interviewing Miss He-Yu Wu is full of laughter because she is really humorous. She usually conducts the school band in Chung-Cheng Hall. Before the restoration of Chung-Cheng Hall, something embarrassing often happened there. I thought that Miss Wu was so hard-working that she conducted the band or held activities there even before the restoration. Her spirit is impressive. (Yang Xin Yin) Miss He-Yu Wu is the adviser of the school concert band and she is one of the few teachers who use Chung-Cheng Hall. During the interview, she talked most about the ways students use Chung-Cheng Hall, such as holding graduation ceremonies and speeches. Those events in the past are the precious memories for now. The research we did on Chung-Cheng Hall this time isn't only for the competition but we did think about the future of Chung-Cheng Hall. We hope this old building can show people its glory again. (TSAI,HAO-YU) From the very beginning, Miss Wu directly pointed both the glory and the lost of Chung-Cheng Hall since she's been here for a long time. Her points of view toward Chung-Cheng Hall are precious because she has held so many activities there. Those memories help us a lot. (Johnson Wei) |
Summary of the interview with Director Mei-Ling Xiao Director Xiao is an alumna of our school, and she also teaches in this school. She has taught in our school for 23 years and Chung-Cheng Hall means a lot to her. In the past, every events in Beidou Junior High School and Beidou Town were held in Chung-Cheng Hall, including award ceremonies, propaganda, orientations, graduation ceremonies and so on. Chung-Cheng Hall was once the biggest auditorium in the southern Changhua in 1960s. It was built by local rich people in Beidou. Chung-Cheng Hall was repaired because of the problem of leaking. But it was still not big enough. Reflections of the interview with Dirctor Mei-Ling Xiao Director Xiao told us that the problem of leaking in Chung-Cheng Hall is serious. But in spite of this, Chung-Cheng Hall is full of people's memories, so Chung-Cheng Hall became a historical monument by the help of the principal. It's not only a simple place for assemblies but a good memory of the old. I hope that Chung-Cheng Hall can be used for exhibitions which makes it glorious again. (Rou-Syuan Wu) Director Xiao is the second one among those who teach in this school for a long time without concluding the retired teachers. Furthermore, she graduated from this school, so she has lots of memories. She thinks the school should keep some old buildings or spots for the alumni in case that they can't find something familiar. Maybe this is the reason why Chung-Cheng Hall was repaired. It's a place full of memories. (LI,I-CHEN) The person we interview today is Director Mei-Ling Xiao, who was a student in our school before. According to her, the problem of leaking in Chung-Cheng Hall troubled. Once upon a time, it was a rainy day when students had a graduation ceremony in Chung-Cheng. Everybody hid themselves from the raindrops. She also mentioned that if Chung-Cheng Hall can be open to the public, it can be used as a place for exhibitions. It's a pity that it doesn't work. I learned a lot from this interview. (CHEN,YU-HSIEN) Director Mei-Ling Xiao has taught in this school for a long time. She talked about many events about Chung-Cheng Hall. Those events might be tiny but important. Besides, she also mentioned that a 400-kilometer standard track is rare in Changhua County. Many people will come for jogging here. It's our pleasure to interview a well-experienced teacher. (Yang Xin Yin) Director Mei-Ling Xiao is an alumna of our school. The content of this interview mainly focused on the memories of Chung-Cheng Hall. After listening to her ideas, I recalled that the first time I went to Chung-Cheng Hall was for the health check. According to the school nurse, the distance to Chung-Cheng Hall is shorter than the new activity center. Through the chance to Chung-Cheng Hall, which is not open to the public, I had a strong impression on the inside design of Chung-Cheng Hall. The interview is really meaningful.(TSAI,HAO-YU) She is one of the best alumni in Beidou Junior High School. Besides, she has been a teacher in our school for twenty-three years, so it's quite suitable for us to interview her. She mentioned that many activities like the orientation and presentations took place in Chung-Cheng Hall . And many policemen in southern Changhua go to our school for a jog or a physical training because there is a 400-kilometer standard track which is the longest in southern Changhhua in our school. Thank Dirctor Siao for the interview. (Johnson Wei) |