Hope of Ark - Trakis

Introduction

Tianpu Tribe is located in the upper reaches of Shimen Reservoir in Jianshi Township, Hsinchu County. It is an indigenous tribe dominated by Atayal. The local residents mainly focus on agriculture. In the early days, the residents grow native species of Trakis and other crops. However, because of the remoteness and lack of stable market for selling the farm produce, the tribe faced development difficulties and many crops were forced to withdraw from markets. Later. Then, one of the resident in the tribe, Ms. Pagung Tomi, wanted to recover Trakis culture, which is disappearing gradully, so she participated in the Trakis Ark project led by Professor Lin Yiren, and then began to learn the most natural farming method to restore Trakis from Atayal elders. Through the process, they restored not only several kinds of trakis, but also many traditional Atayal languages, unique ritual customs and culture. Most important of all, they comprehend the wisdom of ancestors to respect nature and coexist with nature. Increasingly, the elders realize their own value, and the young residents experience the precious culture in the tribe. Then, this belief in protecting the traditional culture of the tribe, like a snowball, attracted more and more tribesmen to join the project. The restoration of Trakis is closely tied to every member of the tribe, and it also motivates the future development of the Tianpu tribe.

Attractions nearby

Zhenxi Fort Gian Tree Group

Zhenxi Fort is located at the end of Xiulan Road in Jianshi Township. Since the entrance of the Tribal Gian TreeGroup is full of peaches, there are peach blossoms on both sides of the road when the flowers bloom in March and April every year. Zhenxibao Gianf Tree Group is the largest cypress forest in Taiwan, covering an area of 50 square kilometers.

Jianshiyan

Jianshiyan by the Youluo River is one of the landmarks of Jianshi Township in Hsinchu. It is 35 meters long, 20 meters wide and more than 50 meters high. It is said that this Jianshiyan has a history of 10,000 years. There is a century-old pine and cypress on Jianshiyan, which adds a mythological color to Jianshiyan. According to legend, the "Jianshigong" and "Jianshimu" beside the left and right streams were connected in ancient times, but were later washed away by floods to separate the left and right banks. The big rocks in the stream are all scoured or displaced due to different factors. Only Jianshiyan still stands beside the stream. Therefore, the Atayal people believe that Jianshiyan is the incarnation of gods, so they built a small temple under Jianshiyan. And there is a stone stele of Jianshiye for people to worship.

Jinping Bridge

There are also 144 sculptures on the railings on the bridge deck. The contents are related to the culture of the aborigines, and they have deep historical traditions of the Atayal people. Further ahead, they are located at the entrance of the Jinping Village tribe. Statue of Atayal warriors and go hunting with a long grass in hand, highlights the style of the indigenous peoples, and it is quite grand at first glance.