Meeting and Activity Records
Date: 2018/09/23
Activity place: Dormitory of Xinpu Elementary School Principals Participants: Wen-wei Lu、Wen-chi Lu、Yueh-tzu Lee、Bing-yan Ho、Hung-chang Lo Content: To understand Xinpu history and to revitalize the precious historical ancestral shrines in Xinpu Date: 2018/10/11
Meeting place: Computer room Participants: Wen-wei Lu、Wen-chi Lu、Yi-chieh Chen、Yi-yen Chen、I-wei Ho、Yueh-tzu Lee、Bing-yan Ho、Hung-chang Lo Content: Discuss research topic and assignments arrangement Date: 2018/10/22
Meeting place: Computer room Participants: Wen-wei Lu、Wen-chi Lu、Yi-chieh Chen、Yi-yen Chen、I-wei Ho、Yueh-tzu Lee、Bing-yan Ho、Hung-chang Lo Content: Discuss research outline Date: 2018/10/27
Meeting place: Computer room Participants: Wen-wei Lu、Wen-chi Lu、Yi-chieh Chen、Yi-yen Chen、I-wei Ho、Yueh-tzu Lee、Bing-yan Ho、Hung-chang Lo Content: Discuss poster making Date: 2018/11/21
Activity place: School auditorium Participants: Wen-wei Lu、Wen-chi Lu、Yi-chieh Chen、Yi-yen Chen、I-wei Ho、Yueh-tzu Lee、Bing-yan Ho、Hung-chang Lo Content: Promote Xinpu culture and ancestral shrine museum to elementary school students Date: 2018/11/21
Activity place: Taipei Fuhsing Private School, grade 3 classroom Participants: Wen-wei Lu、Wen-chi Lu、Yi-chieh Chen、Yi-yen Chen、I-wei Ho、Yueh-tzu Lee、Bing-yan Ho、Hung-chang Lo Content: Promotion Xinpu family shrines to elementary school students Date: 2018/11/25
Meeting place: Taipei Fuhsiung Private School Participants: Wen-wei Lu、Wen-chi Lu、Yi-chieh Chen、Yi-yen Chen、I-wei Ho、Yueh-tzu Lee、Bing-yan Ho、Hung-chang Lo Content: Interview Mr. Lu Hua-Cheng (The descendent of former Hsinpu Elementary School Principal) Date: 2018/12/01
Meeting place: Dormitory of Xinpu Elementary School Principals Participants: Wen-wei Lu、Wen-chi Lu、Yi-chieh Chen、Yi-yen Chen、I-wei Ho、Yueh-tzu Lee、Bing-yan Ho、Hung-chang Lo Content: Interview Ms. Pao-Chuan Chang (Xinpu cultural worker) Date: 2018/12/15
Activity place: Jen-Chi Senior Citizen’s Rest Home Participants: Wen-wei Lu、Wen-chi Lu、Yi-chieh Chen、Yi-yen Chen、I-wei Ho、Yueh-tzu Lee、Bing-yan Ho、Hung-chang Lo Content: Introduced the Hakka culture to the elders through volunteering opportunity, and invited the elders to taste the Hakka cuisine – Lei Cha (Grinded Tea) Date: 2019/01/18
Activity place: Ancestral Shrine Museum Participants: Wen-wei Lu、Wen-chi Lu、I-wei Ho、Yueh-tzu Lee、Bing-yan Ho、Hung-chang Lo Content: Visit Xinpu Family Ancestral Shrines |
Research Project PresentationInformation1.Category: Local heritage and historic sites
2.Project Topic: Xinpu Ancestral Shrines Museum 3.Project Website: http://xinpuhakka.com/ 4.School Website: http://www.fhjh.tp.edu.tw/ 5. Completion Date: 2019 / 03 / 01 6.School: Taipei Fuhsing Private School 7.Location: Da-An Dist., Taipei City 8.Teachers: Mr. Chia-Hao Chin Mr. Xuan-Hao Fan Mr. Lu Shih-Sheng 9.Students: Wen-Wei Lu Wen-Chi Lu Yo-Chieh Chen Yi-Yen Chen I-Wei Ho Yueh-Tzu Lee Bing-Yan Ho Hung-Chang Lo 10.Number of Students: 8 11.Student Age: 12~15-year-old Project Overview1. What is the “Local Community”:
The local community presented in our research project is Xinpu Town in the Hsinchu County, which is located in the western part of Taiwan. Majority of the residents belong to the Hakka Ethnic Group. They not only have unique Hakka culture, but also many historical buildings and monuments. Families with the same last names lived and developed together, creating a unique ancestral culture in the course of Xinpu Town’s development. Our goal is to promote the Xinpu’s unique Hakka culture to the world through our website.
2.Research project outline:
Our research topic is “Xinpu Ancestral Shrine Museum”, which can be divided into five major categories: Xinpu Hakka History and Cultural Heritage, Xinpu Ancestral Shrine Museum, Research and Investigation, Event Participation, Education Promotion and Q&A:
3. Internet Environment & Available ResourcesThe school has provided us an online space with an URL to upload our website. We also express our sincere appreciations to Hsin-Pu Elementary School and Xinpu Ancestral Shrine Museum for providing valuable information, images, and explanation. We would also like to thank the local cultural and historical workers for providing advice. In addition, we are able to research precious documentations and information through the websites of Hakka Affairs Council, Taipei Hakka Affairs Commission, and Cultural Affairs Bureau of Hsinchu County Government. We are also grateful for our three teachers to provide guidance on equipment, web design, and English translation.
4. Challenges We Encountered and ResolvedAs we are participating in this year’s Global SchoolNet International CyberFair, the biggest challenge is to translate all the data to English. With the guidance from our teachers and team members’ effort, we have completed the website in both Chinese and English. Another challenge we have encountered is learning how to build our website through Weebly platform. Furthermore, as team members are from different classes, it required more time to coordinate meeting hours. Lastly, it is a long distance between Taipei and Hsinchu, each trip to Hsinchu can be very time consuming.
5.How the Research Project Contribute to the School’s Curriculum?
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Project Elements
1. Please explain what information technology was used in the research report.
2.How to become an ambassador through online or personal and team contact?
Connecting 3 ancient streets/6 lanes and 9 shines, Xinpu Ancestral Shrine Museum is a museum focused on Xinpu’s family shines. In addition to information gathering and on-site visits, we also had in-depth conversation with museum staffs and volunteers, and had interviews with Hsin-Pu Elementary School Principal and professional literature and history worker – Ms. Pao-Chuan Chang.
At the school, we hosted a presentation to students and teachers on Xinpu Hakka Shrines during the morning meeting, and made posters to promote the Hakka culture. Outside of the school, we went to Jen-Chi Senior Citizens’ Rest Home to share Hakka culture and cuisine. Through these activities and websites, we hope to share the rich Hakka culture and the beauty of ancestral shrines and to make Xinpu visible to the world! 3.What expectation on influence and impact from the research project?
The Hakka people are considered minority in Taiwan. Whether it is academic education or family education, there is a lack of study of Hakka culture, which has gradually reduced the awareness of the Hakka culture. The Hakka group has played an irreplaceable role in the history of Taiwan. The Hakka has shown unique and rich culture in architecture, art, heritage, education and lifestyle. We hope that through our promotion and introduction, not only will the Hakka family know more about and cherish the unique culture, but also carry forward the glory and let more people like it.
4.Have you built up new relationship with local people?We interviewed the son of former principal of Hsin-Pu Elementary School, and visited his former resident. We learned about his life story and education concept. We also interviewed professional literature and history worker – Ms. Pao-Chuan Chang. In addition to sharing with us her experience in leading the aesthetics of community life in Xinpu Town, Ms. Chang also exchanged ideas with how to create an artistic atmosphere around our lives.
5.Discovery, Lessons and Surprises
From the research project we learned that the Hakka group put great value on traditions such as guidelines set out by ancestors and filial piety culture. The Hakka ancestral shrine is not only a sacred place where the family members worship their ancestors, but also a place that witness every important event of the clan, as well as a place to educate the descendants about the family culture. We discovered that these historical buildings have much more meanings. These buildings represent the spiritual home and strong family bond of the Hakka people.
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