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Taijiang﹐the ocean border of Tainan, was once an important landing dock for our ancestors. For hundreds of years, through Dutch rule (1624-1661), Kingdom of Tungning (1661-1683), the Ching Dynasty ruling period (1683-1895), and Japanese colonial period (1895-1945), Taijiang has kept its native culture. Taijiang is also one of Han people’s early cultivations in Taiwan. Representing both our ancestors’ hardship and fighting spirit, Taijiang has become an area of rich historical value. Furthermore, with the passing of Tainan government’s willingness to push forward areas with valuable historical content in 2002, Taijiang has made its spot as Taijiang Ecological and Cultural Zone. Then in 2009 through long-term government planning, Taijiang has made itself known as Taiwan’s eighth national park.
This research is to evaluate the positions and actions to culture heritage from the relevant authorities during Taijiang’s transition from Taijiang Ecological and Cultural Zone to Taijang National Park by reviewing other relative papers、fieldwork and interview.
The results of our research show that the management of Taijiang Ecological and Cultural Zone was focused more on promoting tourism while less effort was put into cultural research. This era period has been led by government officials without the consent of locals’ opinions. Hence, the locals were unaware and unable to participate. Fortunately, when Taijang National Park is named, a strong research on both natural and human resources was conducted. The participation of locals was also emphasized through community circles, advisory committee, and management plans for the surrounding areas of national park. By using the community as the fundamental basis to push forward the preservation of cultural resource, the transition to Taijang National Park has made better financial and resourceful progress than its previous era. The professionalism of personnel has improved and tourism has increased. Even unemployment rate has dropped. Taijiang Ecological and Cultural Zone was using its cultural resources as a product to lure tourism, but Taijang National Park is using its cultural resources as a key to open our local treasures.
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