Retrieval of Memories
Shuanglian Village, located in Pingzhen District of Taoyuan City, is less than five minutes drive from the National Central University. In the past, it was called “Shuanglianpo (‘雙連陂’ means double ponds)” because there were two adjacent ponds. However, there was no Chinese character for “po (‘陂’, lit. pond)” in the Japanese era, the word “po (‘坡’ means slope)” was used instead. As time passed, it was mistakenly called the “Shuanglianpo (‘雙連坡’ means double slopes)”.
However, what makes Shuanglian Village special is that although it is not a Military Kindred Village built by the government, it is home to soldiers and their families from all over the world. Most of these old houses were built by the soldiers around 1961, with the addition of the Minnan and Hakka people, they form a unique Military Kindred Village lifestyle. Under the guidance of Mr. Su Li-Jen of National Central University, the students walked through the old alleys and into the tunnel of time, experiencing the unique blend of the culture here.
After the Cultural and Creative Team of Shuanglian Village Arts and Culture Community was established in early June, the Center for Service-learning and Graduate Institute of History at National Central University cooperated to offer a series of workshops. Thus, students who are interested in participating in the industries related to community building, and arts, culture, and creativity were able to learn the way to turn a concept into work and get started in this field. Meanwhile, Ms. Cao Ya-han - a cultural and creative worker, who is also a alumna of National Central University, was invited to assist in the promotion and implementation of the project. During the process, the Center for Service-learning, the Graduate Institute of History, and the University Social Responsibility Office held several meetings to coordinate and communicate with the Shuanglian villagers who work in the practical fields, and the village chief Mr. Liu Bang-li, in order to create sustainable arts, culture, and creativity that meet the aspiration of the local residents.
“The roar of fate in the Great Era left many grandfathers in a foreign land and grow old therein.” Students also used text, video, and audio recordings to complete interviews with eleven veterans of the Military Kindred Village, their families, and the related shop landlady. The story covers the Chinese Civil War and the deployment of troops on the retreat of the Republic of China to Taiwan in the 1950s, the military career of these veterans who range in age between 91 to 97, and even their landing in Shuanglian Village after their retirement. Furthermore, it includes oral histories of the 713 Penghu Incident, the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis, the Korean War, and the Cavalry Garrison at Shuanglian Village. Supported by Mr. Chiang Chu-shan - the Director of the Graduate Institute of History, and Mr. Liu Xian-chang - the cultural and historical worker of Taoyuan Military Kindred Village, along with Dr. Chung Yao-ning, the students were able to clarify the temporal and spatial relationship between the military history and the veteran memories, which further enabled them to better understand the stories and experiences of the veterans’ lives during the Great Era.
In addition, the Shuanglian villagers and the National Central University students worked together to create artworks, and their graphic arts were then transformed into laser sculptures through the “Shuanglian Villagers Health Care: Stress-relieving Art Activity”. The training wherein included testing different materials, resolution, laser power optimization, and other parametric tests, and now the participants have fully mastered the laser engraving technology to produce their artworks. Furthermore, the sixty co-created artworks from the activity were displayed in the special lights and shadows exhibition from October 10 to 11.
In order to promote and improve the cultural and creativities development in the community, as well as to increase its visibility, students set up the Shuanglian Time Station Team. In addition to posting the activities information on the public platforms (Facebook and Instagram), they also publish the activities and related outcomes record on the NCU Talk and the Center for Service-learning website of National Central University, which has been viewed by and reached more than 6,000 people. This will in turn attract more opportunities for the development of sustainable arts and culture industry in Shuanglian community.
At the same time, students from the Cultural and Creative Team of Shuanglian Village Arts and Culture Community spent their summer vacation planning and running a story mapping workshop with Mr. Chiang Chu-shan - the Director of the Graduate Institute of History. Through the workshop, they learned to combine the Google Map resources with other free resources to create an online Story Map. Their creation, “Shuanglian Time Map”, provides people around the world with a glimpse of the cultural stories of the Shuanglian Military Kindred Village in Pingzhen District; the digital version of the Map is now available online. This story map will help increase the visibility of the Shuanglian Military Kindred Villagers’ cultural stories, as well as the possibility of integration with the local industry development.
Other than that, with the assistance of Ms. Liu Ai-ping, a team member as well as a teacher from the Language Center, the project team completed the English translation of the stories on the veterans and the Military Kindred Village. In doing so, it internationalized the oral history exhibition and the special lights and shadow exhibition of pillbox in the Shuanglian Military Kindred Village Festival, which was held on October 10 and 11. Therefore, more people from home and abroad get to learn the cultural stories of the Shuanglian Military Kindred Village that they are interested in with the correct information.
Shuanglian is a land encompassing diverse ethnic groups, rich history and culture, and extraordinary daily life that few people know about. In history, many cultural treasures of which are even untracked. Through this project, we hope that the life story of the Shuanglian veterans will live on, and that “history will not be turned into ashes”.
However, what makes Shuanglian Village special is that although it is not a Military Kindred Village built by the government, it is home to soldiers and their families from all over the world. Most of these old houses were built by the soldiers around 1961, with the addition of the Minnan and Hakka people, they form a unique Military Kindred Village lifestyle. Under the guidance of Mr. Su Li-Jen of National Central University, the students walked through the old alleys and into the tunnel of time, experiencing the unique blend of the culture here.
After the Cultural and Creative Team of Shuanglian Village Arts and Culture Community was established in early June, the Center for Service-learning and Graduate Institute of History at National Central University cooperated to offer a series of workshops. Thus, students who are interested in participating in the industries related to community building, and arts, culture, and creativity were able to learn the way to turn a concept into work and get started in this field. Meanwhile, Ms. Cao Ya-han - a cultural and creative worker, who is also a alumna of National Central University, was invited to assist in the promotion and implementation of the project. During the process, the Center for Service-learning, the Graduate Institute of History, and the University Social Responsibility Office held several meetings to coordinate and communicate with the Shuanglian villagers who work in the practical fields, and the village chief Mr. Liu Bang-li, in order to create sustainable arts, culture, and creativity that meet the aspiration of the local residents.
“The roar of fate in the Great Era left many grandfathers in a foreign land and grow old therein.” Students also used text, video, and audio recordings to complete interviews with eleven veterans of the Military Kindred Village, their families, and the related shop landlady. The story covers the Chinese Civil War and the deployment of troops on the retreat of the Republic of China to Taiwan in the 1950s, the military career of these veterans who range in age between 91 to 97, and even their landing in Shuanglian Village after their retirement. Furthermore, it includes oral histories of the 713 Penghu Incident, the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis, the Korean War, and the Cavalry Garrison at Shuanglian Village. Supported by Mr. Chiang Chu-shan - the Director of the Graduate Institute of History, and Mr. Liu Xian-chang - the cultural and historical worker of Taoyuan Military Kindred Village, along with Dr. Chung Yao-ning, the students were able to clarify the temporal and spatial relationship between the military history and the veteran memories, which further enabled them to better understand the stories and experiences of the veterans’ lives during the Great Era.
In addition, the Shuanglian villagers and the National Central University students worked together to create artworks, and their graphic arts were then transformed into laser sculptures through the “Shuanglian Villagers Health Care: Stress-relieving Art Activity”. The training wherein included testing different materials, resolution, laser power optimization, and other parametric tests, and now the participants have fully mastered the laser engraving technology to produce their artworks. Furthermore, the sixty co-created artworks from the activity were displayed in the special lights and shadows exhibition from October 10 to 11.
In order to promote and improve the cultural and creativities development in the community, as well as to increase its visibility, students set up the Shuanglian Time Station Team. In addition to posting the activities information on the public platforms (Facebook and Instagram), they also publish the activities and related outcomes record on the NCU Talk and the Center for Service-learning website of National Central University, which has been viewed by and reached more than 6,000 people. This will in turn attract more opportunities for the development of sustainable arts and culture industry in Shuanglian community.
At the same time, students from the Cultural and Creative Team of Shuanglian Village Arts and Culture Community spent their summer vacation planning and running a story mapping workshop with Mr. Chiang Chu-shan - the Director of the Graduate Institute of History. Through the workshop, they learned to combine the Google Map resources with other free resources to create an online Story Map. Their creation, “Shuanglian Time Map”, provides people around the world with a glimpse of the cultural stories of the Shuanglian Military Kindred Village in Pingzhen District; the digital version of the Map is now available online. This story map will help increase the visibility of the Shuanglian Military Kindred Villagers’ cultural stories, as well as the possibility of integration with the local industry development.
Other than that, with the assistance of Ms. Liu Ai-ping, a team member as well as a teacher from the Language Center, the project team completed the English translation of the stories on the veterans and the Military Kindred Village. In doing so, it internationalized the oral history exhibition and the special lights and shadow exhibition of pillbox in the Shuanglian Military Kindred Village Festival, which was held on October 10 and 11. Therefore, more people from home and abroad get to learn the cultural stories of the Shuanglian Military Kindred Village that they are interested in with the correct information.
Shuanglian is a land encompassing diverse ethnic groups, rich history and culture, and extraordinary daily life that few people know about. In history, many cultural treasures of which are even untracked. Through this project, we hope that the life story of the Shuanglian veterans will live on, and that “history will not be turned into ashes”.
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University characteristic Startup Stage Project
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Taoyuan City
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National Central University
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