Meeting a Better Self Through the On-site Practice of Yehliu
"The On-site Practice Course of Yehliu" is the most beautiful encounter of my college years.
Report/Wu Zhengde, Cai Yuxun Photo/Wu Zhengde
Wu Zhengde, a graduate student of the Multimedia Design Department of Chihlee University of Technology. It was a beautiful mistake for Wu to take up "The On-site Practice Course of Yehliu," and he was deeply attracted by the hospitality and warmth of Yehliu. This course is not only a lesson for him, but also opens up his exploration of professional aspirations.
It was the first semester of 2016 that I participated in “The On-site Practice Course of Yehliu.” At that time I had chosen the course, "An Overview of Applied Painting." Through learning computer drawing techniques, we were asked to make proposals for local topics. It was so troublesome that I wanted to withdraw from the course, but there wasn’t any other course available, so I had to continue. That was my first unhappy encounter with“The On-site Practice Course of Yehliu.”
For the second semester course selection, I thought as long as I avoided the course words such as "on-site" and "Yehliu," I would be safe. So I selected "An Overview of Architectural Science and Design,” thinking this course would be beneficial as I further my landscape studies. Unexpectedly, I bumped into Yehliu course again. This time together with environmental design students of Cultural University, we went to Yehliu to do some inspections and planning for the old houses. In the end, we stayed up late together to make the model house. Although the frequent visits to Yehliu were very troublesome as compared to the other courses, I had a sense of accomplishment when I could apply my design skills to assist local needs to make practical spatial planning.
In the first semester of 2017, I selected the summer course: “Life Narratology and On-site Inspection." This time, it is through the inspection of Yehliu, that we looked for issues of concern; and through curation, we helped the local issues to be seen. Our topic is "CSI Yehliu Forensics - Gangdong Temperature," and from the perspective of environment and natural ecology, we tried to help people to have a better understanding of this land. After three months of curation, though the process is hard, I had a deep feeling for Yehliu.
After this, I took an independent learning course, and with Yehliu’s characteristics building as the title, I completed a small thesis. Through which, I distributed 55 questionnaires locally, and studied more than 20 essays in the library, and even submitted the thesis to the “2018 International Symposium on the Taiwan-Japan-Korea-Vietnam Urban Plan,” organized by Ho Chi Minh University of Architecture in Vietnam. The following year, I was invited again to present my thesis in the "2019 International Symposium on Trans-Regional Communication." This time, my thesis title is ”Community Communication Through the Planning and Reuse of Old Houses—A Study based on Taiwan's Malien Fishing Village.”
In retrospect, many of my college's first time, are related to Yehliu. The first on-site inspection, the first model house, the first curation, the first small thesis, the first seminar, the first time to the National Library to find materials, the first time to present papers in English. Now even after graduation, in order to assist the recreation of Yehliu, I applied for the 2020 “New North Municipal Government Cultural Bureau Community Construction Point Program – Yehliu Community Creation Experiment Program” and “Community Environmental Landscape Construction Program – Malien Re-creation Plan”, hoping that we could try our best and contribute to the vitality and the revival of Yehliu.
The Practices About Finding the ‘On-site Base’ and the ‘Key Person’
Report/Chen Yinghui, Cai Yuxun Photo/Chen Yinghui
In February of this year, we launched an employment invitation in Yehliu, which said: “We need a partner who is willing to stay long term in Yehliu, and serves as a bridge between Yehliu and the school. This person is willing to stay in Yehliu after three-year term of employment.” Based on our team's six-year on-site observation of Yehliu, we are concerned that once the program subsidy ends, the budding results will end too. We are well aware of the success of on-site creation has to do with the establishment of the on-site base and the finding of the key person, so these are the focus of our first year of planning.
However, these two things are not so easy to come by. Regarding the search for the "key person", we interviewed a number of young people who were interested in returning home through the introduction of local people. Given only three years of salary, though interviewees were full of ambition, they were hesitant in taking up the job as the future was in uncertain. In the end, we didn't find what the employment invitation said: “We need someone with on-site aspiration, entrepreneurial readiness. If you're a local, that’s even better.” But we hope that in the course of program execution, someone will be inspired and be willing to stay and work for Yehliu.
As for the search for the on-site base, we hope we could go deep into the local demand and implement the practical scheme. Therefore, from February this year, we started an intensive search, starting from Gangdong NO. 84, then in accordance NO. 101, NO. 57, NO. 60, NO. 55, NO. 34, NO. 347, NO. 118, NO. 125, NO. 3, NO. 2 to NO. 153, as well as Dongao NO. 66. Through door-to-door visits, we were hoping to turn the local discarded area into a possible creation program base.
From February 20th to the last visit on October 2nd, we went to Yehliu 23 times in order to negotiate and to find a base. Local contacts during the period, including Wanli District Affairs Office, Section Manager, Lin Yuxuan, Wanli Fisherman’s Association, Executive Secretary, Xu Shunfa, Yehliu Village Chief, Chen Jincai, New Space Culture, Vice President, Tang Jinhui, Gangdong NO. 84 owner, Lin Tiansheng, Gangdong NO. 60 owner, Lin Dehe, Gangdong NO. 57 owner, Lin Jingmei and Liang Jianzhang, Huangtan Village Chief, Zhang Zongji, Gangdong NO. 153 owner, Qiu Baozhu, Gangdong NO. 55 owner, Aunt Xiu Lan and 40 over local folks.
Although the appropriate program base has not yet been found, through this house-hunting trip, we are able to arouse the collective consciousness of the people in the area. We have therefore heard many on-site stories, including how the elderly fell in love and married in the past, why young people are willing to inherit the fishing business, and why the elderly retired but continued with their craftwork. These narrations help to link the local people and the area more closely. We sincerely hope that we can find the program base and the key person as soon as possible.
Report/Wu Zhengde, Cai Yuxun Photo/Wu Zhengde
Wu Zhengde, a graduate student of the Multimedia Design Department of Chihlee University of Technology. It was a beautiful mistake for Wu to take up "The On-site Practice Course of Yehliu," and he was deeply attracted by the hospitality and warmth of Yehliu. This course is not only a lesson for him, but also opens up his exploration of professional aspirations.
It was the first semester of 2016 that I participated in “The On-site Practice Course of Yehliu.” At that time I had chosen the course, "An Overview of Applied Painting." Through learning computer drawing techniques, we were asked to make proposals for local topics. It was so troublesome that I wanted to withdraw from the course, but there wasn’t any other course available, so I had to continue. That was my first unhappy encounter with“The On-site Practice Course of Yehliu.”
For the second semester course selection, I thought as long as I avoided the course words such as "on-site" and "Yehliu," I would be safe. So I selected "An Overview of Architectural Science and Design,” thinking this course would be beneficial as I further my landscape studies. Unexpectedly, I bumped into Yehliu course again. This time together with environmental design students of Cultural University, we went to Yehliu to do some inspections and planning for the old houses. In the end, we stayed up late together to make the model house. Although the frequent visits to Yehliu were very troublesome as compared to the other courses, I had a sense of accomplishment when I could apply my design skills to assist local needs to make practical spatial planning.
In the first semester of 2017, I selected the summer course: “Life Narratology and On-site Inspection." This time, it is through the inspection of Yehliu, that we looked for issues of concern; and through curation, we helped the local issues to be seen. Our topic is "CSI Yehliu Forensics - Gangdong Temperature," and from the perspective of environment and natural ecology, we tried to help people to have a better understanding of this land. After three months of curation, though the process is hard, I had a deep feeling for Yehliu.
After this, I took an independent learning course, and with Yehliu’s characteristics building as the title, I completed a small thesis. Through which, I distributed 55 questionnaires locally, and studied more than 20 essays in the library, and even submitted the thesis to the “2018 International Symposium on the Taiwan-Japan-Korea-Vietnam Urban Plan,” organized by Ho Chi Minh University of Architecture in Vietnam. The following year, I was invited again to present my thesis in the "2019 International Symposium on Trans-Regional Communication." This time, my thesis title is ”Community Communication Through the Planning and Reuse of Old Houses—A Study based on Taiwan's Malien Fishing Village.”
In retrospect, many of my college's first time, are related to Yehliu. The first on-site inspection, the first model house, the first curation, the first small thesis, the first seminar, the first time to the National Library to find materials, the first time to present papers in English. Now even after graduation, in order to assist the recreation of Yehliu, I applied for the 2020 “New North Municipal Government Cultural Bureau Community Construction Point Program – Yehliu Community Creation Experiment Program” and “Community Environmental Landscape Construction Program – Malien Re-creation Plan”, hoping that we could try our best and contribute to the vitality and the revival of Yehliu.
The Practices About Finding the ‘On-site Base’ and the ‘Key Person’
Report/Chen Yinghui, Cai Yuxun Photo/Chen Yinghui
In February of this year, we launched an employment invitation in Yehliu, which said: “We need a partner who is willing to stay long term in Yehliu, and serves as a bridge between Yehliu and the school. This person is willing to stay in Yehliu after three-year term of employment.” Based on our team's six-year on-site observation of Yehliu, we are concerned that once the program subsidy ends, the budding results will end too. We are well aware of the success of on-site creation has to do with the establishment of the on-site base and the finding of the key person, so these are the focus of our first year of planning.
However, these two things are not so easy to come by. Regarding the search for the "key person", we interviewed a number of young people who were interested in returning home through the introduction of local people. Given only three years of salary, though interviewees were full of ambition, they were hesitant in taking up the job as the future was in uncertain. In the end, we didn't find what the employment invitation said: “We need someone with on-site aspiration, entrepreneurial readiness. If you're a local, that’s even better.” But we hope that in the course of program execution, someone will be inspired and be willing to stay and work for Yehliu.
As for the search for the on-site base, we hope we could go deep into the local demand and implement the practical scheme. Therefore, from February this year, we started an intensive search, starting from Gangdong NO. 84, then in accordance NO. 101, NO. 57, NO. 60, NO. 55, NO. 34, NO. 347, NO. 118, NO. 125, NO. 3, NO. 2 to NO. 153, as well as Dongao NO. 66. Through door-to-door visits, we were hoping to turn the local discarded area into a possible creation program base.
From February 20th to the last visit on October 2nd, we went to Yehliu 23 times in order to negotiate and to find a base. Local contacts during the period, including Wanli District Affairs Office, Section Manager, Lin Yuxuan, Wanli Fisherman’s Association, Executive Secretary, Xu Shunfa, Yehliu Village Chief, Chen Jincai, New Space Culture, Vice President, Tang Jinhui, Gangdong NO. 84 owner, Lin Tiansheng, Gangdong NO. 60 owner, Lin Dehe, Gangdong NO. 57 owner, Lin Jingmei and Liang Jianzhang, Huangtan Village Chief, Zhang Zongji, Gangdong NO. 153 owner, Qiu Baozhu, Gangdong NO. 55 owner, Aunt Xiu Lan and 40 over local folks.
Although the appropriate program base has not yet been found, through this house-hunting trip, we are able to arouse the collective consciousness of the people in the area. We have therefore heard many on-site stories, including how the elderly fell in love and married in the past, why young people are willing to inherit the fishing business, and why the elderly retired but continued with their craftwork. These narrations help to link the local people and the area more closely. We sincerely hope that we can find the program base and the key person as soon as possible.
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