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英文節慶網站建置 英文 主辦單位基本資料（公開資訊） Project Title Liu-Dui Blessing Pole-Firecrackers Beating Series Activities Title of Organization: Person Responsible 中英文節慶網站建置 英文 主辦單位基本資料（公開資訊） Project Title Liu-dui Blessing Pole-firecrackers Beating Series Activities Title of Organization: Person Responsible: Organization Pingtung County Director Tzeng Mei-ling, Hakka Responsible Government affairs Department Address No.527, Zi-you Rd. Ping-tung City Person to CHEN YA-CHENG, 08-7324015 Ext. 3924 Contact Cellphone: 0917-353-921 Fax.number 08- 7346304 E-mai address [email protected] 【節慶重點介紹】 The Origin of Activities Celebrations and worships are important customs of folk beliefs, ancestors of Liu-dui hakka region live mainly on farming, there had been romance among them, therefore, all the festival activities are closely connect to their farming phases and paces. Following the development and progress of modern society, aiming to preserve traditional cultures and promote local human cultural thinking and local social development, organizations in Liu-dui region have recently popularized many cultural activities, rebuild a new face of Liu-dui Hakka Culture, combine tradition and folk beliefs, and stimulate the love and passion of people around Liu-dui regions. The activity “Liu-dui Pole-firecrackers Beating ” was originated at the Wu-gou-suei area of Wan-luan township, and it was highly praised and chosen as “One of the 12 Major Festivals of Hakka Village” since 2009. For modeling local brand image, our series activities are based on the following concepts: 1 a. Go back to the original place, Wu-gou-suei, preserve our traditional culture, to model the brand image of local festivals. b. The activity combines the features of Liu-dui Hakka Culture, showing significant index. c. Combine local clubs, broaden our activity duration, increase the influence of our activity. d. Enable our activity to be multiplied and renovated for culture, interest, and arts. e. Broaden Liu-dui characteristic festivals and link to the world for our ever-lasting development. “Liu-dui Blessing Pole-firecrackers Beating” series activities, imply both folk beliefs and traditional customs, have become indicative festival activities of Liu-dui hakka region. 1This activity will combine all the resources of local people, culture, locations, products, and views. Renew everything, build and develop local features, display the delicacy and attraction of culture. We predict to attract 40,000 people to participate. This series activity will not only be chosen as one of “12 Hakka Major Festivals” by National Hakka Affairs Committee, but also will gradually become Liu-dui, Hakka, even nation-wide, or the cultural estate of the 2 【節慶體驗內容】 The Introduction of Axis Experience Activities Axis 1: Pole-firecrackers Beating Series Activities Enhance traditional customs, and converse with the modern: Pole-firecracker Beating activity should trace back to the righteous and brave spirit of our ancestors, they need teamwork, guts, and techniques which were indispensable, inherit traditional culture of Wu-gou-suei, and glorify their local spirit of Liu-dui hakkas. Axis 2: Great Grand Uncle Blessing Series Activities Introduce folk beliefs, and be close to the earth and the water: In order to show their high respect to the Great Grand Uncle, our fore-immigrants to Wu-gou-suei village would prepare some sacrificial offerings to worship Him and plead for giving good lucks, and hold the activity of “Pole-firecracker Beating”. Axis 3: Plate-flowers Series Activities Inherit artistic culture, display the beauty of Liu-dui:Plate-flowers is one of their usual offerings which they hold contest for it in order to promote their artistic level, and enables that worshiping activity more closely to real art as well. Theme 4: Related activities 1. Cycling: The cycling activity will be held to allow participants to feel the beautiful landscapes in Zhutian while cycling along the bikeway beneath a national highway. The first 200 participants to upload a photo taken at any of the five spots specified by the organizer to the FB fan site and arrive at the service desk will receive a gift. 2. Hakka Industry Exhibition: An exhibition featuring Liudui’s featured products and delicacies as well as an area with folk toys 3 will be open to the public to savor the food and play with the toys. The special project: Virtual reality game – Firecrackers on City Wall The thrilling and exciting virtual reality game image will be displayed on the large screen through a link to a mobile app. All are welcome to play the game in three levels of difficulty! 4 2018 Schedule for Liudui’s Firecrackers on City Wall Activities Date & Time for (Sat.)March 3 ,2018. Contests(3/3) 10:00-18:00 Featured products 10:00-12:00 Concert City Wall Firecracker Contest for family 13:30-15:30 City Wall Firecracker Contest for family 13:00-14:00 Give it a try 14:00-14:30 Grand opening ceremony 14:30-15:00 Give it a try 14:30-15:00 Floral offerings contest(for children) 14:00-14:50 Towering Firecrackers on City Wall contest 14:30-15:30 Coin catching contest(for the public) 15:00-16:00 Coin catching contest(for children) 15:30-16:30 Floral offerings contest(traditional floral offerings、creative floral offerings) 16:00-17:00 Sandbags on City Wall contest 5 15:00-17:00 Towering Firecrackers on City Wall contest (Preliminaries) 17:00- Towering Firecrackers on City Wall contest (Semi-finals & finals) 【相關資訊露出】 Other Information for Details A. Friendly Services 1. Public service: service counter, first aid, police stop, recycling site, rest area. 2. Popularization: service, other propagandas. 3. Parent & child space: We provide to eat, to drink, to see, to play, to buy, culture experience and walking area. 4. Other: Travel guide maps (with Chinese and English), and site maps. B. Information Service Window (for announcement) 1. Organization & Name → Hakka Affairs Department, Folk Art Division Chief Soong Zhen-jie, CHUNG KUAN-YU 2. Telephone to contact→ 08- 734-6306 3. Official Website→ http://hkjpc.com.tw/ C. Festival Activities Fans Group Facebook: 2016 Liudui’s Firecracker on City Wall Those who check in in the park and upload any photo to FB are entitled to make their own printmaking banner designed for this event. Put down the name of the participating group so that the flag waving and cheers of the relatives and friends can boost the morale of participants and create a festive atmosphere on the site. 【交通資訊】 The Illustration for Traffic Direction Pingtung county Exercise Park <by way of mass-transportation> → Take a train and get off at Pingtung Station, you can then take “Kuo-Guang bus for Heng-chuen or Fang-liao direction, and get off at the stop of Lin-luo Junior High School; or you may take a Pingtung Bus for Chao-chou direction, and get off at the stop of Lin-luo Junior High School, you will easily see the “Exercise Park” in front of you. <drive your own car> → Follow Tai 1st line: Pass Kao-Ping Bridge for Pingtung direction→ pass Lin-luo→ and you will easily see the “Exercise Park” in front of you. → By way of national 3rd road: Get away down to the interchange and then to the flat road to Tai 1st line to the inter-section, and you will easily see the “Exercise Park” in front of you. 6 【客庄風情】 People The Characters It has been almost 400 years since Liu-dui Hakka People started to inhabit around Pingtung regions. The most significant record should be that 13 Great Premiers who were enshrined at Chung-Yi Shrine ( Hsi-shih Village of Chu-tian Township), and many other brave hero-ancestors who fought for protecting Liu-dui people during the war. Many historical records about Chu-yi-guei incident and Lin-suang-wen incident also could be seen at some corners of villages or graves. In the history, there were many Jin-shih, Ju-ren, we still have records to know Mr. Jiang chang-rung Jin-shih, Chiu Guo-jen Jin-shih. The activity started at Wu-gou- suei village, the “Peng-cheng-tang” is the representative shrine of the Liu Family which was widely spread for many generations in old times because they had many officials in the Empire. Another one was the “Hsiao-jia-gu-tsuo” whose ancestral host was Mr. Hsiao Dao-In who was smart and talented, started his business in cloth-dying, and wine-brewing, and therefore, we still see his old house nowadays. Ever since ROC government’s ruling, we have famous intellects and literature writer like, Principal Chung Hao-dong and Mr. Chung Li-her. Chung Tie-min, Tzeng guei-hai, Tzen Kuan, Fu Min-hsiung etc., they are following young literature writers and song writers. Besides, we still have famous baseball coaches, like Mr. Tzeng jih-en and Mr. Li Rei-lin. In politics, we have famous politicians like, Mr. Chiu Lian-huei, Wen Hsing-chuen and Liu Jin-hong. In addition to, President Hsu Bang- hsing was famous for his passion and enthusiasm in donating to the public affairs. After the establishment of Hakka Affairs Committee, hakka cultural movements are vigorously rising up, more and more hakka art workers join to help successively, including all the art workers toward the project of Great Grand Uncle Cultural Worship ceremony and Pole-firecrackers Beating Activity, they are CEO Tzeng Tsai-jin, Teacher Fu Min-hsiung, President Li Wen-hsiung, Pricipal Lai Chao-hsi, professor Tzeng Hsi-cheng, and Doctor Li Rung-fung,etc.. 7 Culture Words Written “鄭成功廟” at Lin-luo, “先帝廟” at Wan-luan, “延平郡王鄭 成功廟” at Feng-tian, are all local belief centers, engraved very close relationships between Liu-dui fore-ancestors and Min Dynasty, Jen-cheng-gung’s era. In front of “Chang-Li Shrine” at Nei-pu, “奉憲封禁古令 埔碑” left from Ching Dynasty, still can be seen, “東門樓” at Mei-nong, we also could see many other old records around Jia-dong and hsin-pi regions.
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