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Eight thousand oyster shells used for decorating
Cigus stunning Christmas Trees
Translated by Ching Chun Lin
To celebrate Christmas and the upcoming New Year, Cigu district office utilized its
local junks which were the ubiquitous tossed oyster shells to decorate a white
oyster shells Christmas tree erected in the square in front of the Ciqu districtheadquarter. Taiwans one and only Christmas tree laden with oyster shells light-
ing up Ciqus night sky has now become a popular tourist attraction.
Cigu supervisor Chuang Minghao stated the five meters tall oyster shelled Christ-
mas tree is a masterful design created by the renowned sculpture artist Yangming
Jhong, an active member in the local and international sculpture community for
twenty years whose work has been included in various landscape architectural
design and planning throughout Taiwan. In addition a black-faced spoonbillsminiature is placed on top of the Christmas tree as an ornament symbolizing Ciqu
advancing towards 2014.
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Translated by Polin Kuo
The Royal Lords () was one of the most com-
monly worshiped deities in Southwest Taiwan and
Taiwanese people believed that the royal lords
would prevent epidemic and cure diseases
though plague expulsion (). Throughout theyear, many local communities would hold festivals
or rituals in different parts of Taiwan to summon
deities such as the Royal Lords to ward off the
evil spirits and expel the plague.
Water: Staging the plague expulsion for Royal Lords
During the ritual, water is an essential element for people to summon the Royal Lords
from the seashores to expel plagues and repel evil for the community.
Fire: The plague offering and the ritual of royal boat sending
At the end of the ritual, fire is the fundamental power in sending the deities from mor-
tal realm to heaven. The main idea is to invite deities patrol to the mortal realm to ex-
pel plagues and dispel evil.
Heaven: Hunting tour on behalf of heaven
In Taiwan, the Royal Lords express a wide variety of manifestation of deities and theirstories. Those beliefs with customary practices were brought to Taiwan by early
mainland immigrants and have developed into a range of new practices today re-
sponding to the new generation and diverse local characteristics.
People: Praying for safety
People show their respect towards deities and take part enthusiastically in public
events. Those festivals and rituals which build the link between men and deities and
strengthen societal cohesion are the important events in keeping those beliefs alive
over the years.
Exhibition
Connecting People
with Heaven
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Exhibition
Cultural Affairs Bureau, Tainan City Government
launched the "Chen's point of view character poster
exhibition"
Translated by Jeffery Kao
Surging Waves- Chen's hundred and twentieth birthday East Asia Exhibition Tour
is organized by fine arts in Taiwan and Cultural Affairs Bureau, Tainan City Gov-
ernment. Starting from Jan 18th
, 2014, its going to be held in Tainan, Beijing,
Shanghai, and Taipei.
The director of Cultural Affairs Bureau, Tainan City Government Yeh Je-Shan said,
its Master Chens hundred and twentieth birthday next year. The tour is to cele-
brate and praise his great achievements. There are going to be 24 scenes of post-
ers in each cities, total of 120 posters. The tour ends on Mar 30th
, 2014.
Yeh said, the tour includes watercolor, gouache, and calligraphy, total of 500
items, and 200 of them are portraits. Tainan is going to be the first stop, and
each city will have its own point of view and angle from its curators.
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Translated by Heng-Jui Chang
At the press conference held by Tainan City Government to plug the citys
Countdown celebration, director Wei Te-Sheng said he would debut the
soundtrack of his new film KANO at the rally.
Following the example of last years Countdown Trilogy, this years
countdown celebration sees the collaboration between Tainan City Gov-
ernment and the administrative offices of Southwest Coast National Sce-
nic Area and Siraya National Scenic Area. The festivity will open with a
farewell to 2013 at the Jingzaijiao salt pan in Beimen at sunset, 4:30 to 6
PM. The countdown rally begins at the High Speed Rail Tainan Station
plaza at 6 PM and proceeds through 1 AM. After an intermission of fourand a half hours, a ceremony from 5:30 to 7AM at the sun-gazing pavilion
in Erliao, Juojhen district, will ring in the dawn of 2014.
Mayor Lai Ching-Te said he recommends both the sunset at Jingzaijiao
and the sunrise at Erliao, and insisted that the countdown rally be the
most environmentally friendly of the country. In step with the low-
carbon green policies the government is pushing, traditional pyrotech-
nics will be replaced by a light show featuring dancing water, whose wa-
ter would be recycled after the show.
Director Wei Te-Sheng, who was the guest of honor at the press confer-
ence, said that many scenes in his new film, KANO, scheduled to be re-
leased in February, were taken in Tainan. The crew is working on the
soundtrack at present, and would play its theme in full for the first time
at the rally along with the trailer of the film.
Soundtrack of Director Wei
Te-Shengs New Film to Debut
at Countdown Celebration
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