950930-1 Baozhilin’s creative activity.

Our work for Baozhilin's creative activity.

  Today, from 9:30 to 12:00 on Saturday of September 30^th in 2006, was a sunny day. Our team attended “Baozhilin’s creative activity.” Baozhilin, one of sections in Department of Environmental Protection, is a place to recycle residents’ big sizes of furniture, reuse them  after slightly repair to increase benefits of recycling and then to decrease the volumes of trash for the final purpose.

Baozhilin provides us paper boxes, newspapers and paints for recycling acitivity. Next, we started to work! At first, we needed to find the suitable sizes of paper boxes to make the framework of the castle and divide the work for the decoration. Some people made trees, some people made arched doors and windows, and some people drew characters, ships, airplanes and so on. Everyone developed his or her creative ideas. It was fun. Well, it was really hot though. It was funny that everyone was red-faced.

by Sih-En,Chen

950930-2  Oops! I got the paint.

The game began. I started painting on the cardboard with the brush, which was provided from Baozhilin. Ooops! The paint fell down on my shoe. The paint is different from the watercolor, which is not easy to wash off. Our teacher told me that we had to brush it with water as soon as I arrived home, but I had to go to cram school after the activity. I didn’t have time to wash my shoe at home. What a trouble it was. After the activity, I found everyone’s clothes were dirty. It looked as if laundry shops could make more money from us.

We painted happily.

by Tiffany Liao

950930-3 Drew the army, navy and air force.

I was coloring the airplane.

Today I was going to attend Baozhilin’s creative activity about the environmental protection. On the early morning, I came to the scene of the activity. Our teacher assigned me to draw transportations. After I thought it over, I decided to draw the representatives of the army, navy and air force. I drew a tank for the army, a navel vessel for the navy, and a combat aircraft for the air force. Since I used to draw airplanes, I drew them without extra trouble but it seemed like a general passenger airplane. As for the navy vessel, I completed one more layer for the vessel, a barrel and a flag. As for the tank, because I have never seen it, it was a little

hard for me. Later I asked my team members and they provided me some opinions. Finally I completed it by the imagination. In the meanwhile, I finished my drawings of the army, navy and air force.

by Yi-Chieh,Haung

950930-4 I made a creative big tree by myself.

 The game began. Our teacher asked me to make a big tree. After brainstorming, I found I could make a tree by useless paper boxes on the ground. I picked up the most soft paper box. I folded it, taped it on the box at the bottom to fasten it. Again, I picked some newspapers on the ground. I rolled up them as the sticks in the tree. Ha! Ha! I found I was so smart. The most final funny step was coloring. I mixed a big bowl of brown color and it was all stained with my hands unexpectedly. It was fun. I asked for everyone’s help to make leaves and petals with the thinner paper. We pasted them on the tree one by one. Finally I made a three-dimensional tree. It was fabulous! Everyone kept praising me. I was very proud of it!

I was decorating the tree.

by Shu-Yuan,Chang

950930-5   No pains, no gains.

Time was almost up! Hurry up!

  Ah! I was already thirty past eleven! It was extremely urgent for us to hand in our work. “Hurry up! Hurry up!” I yelled out crazily. When I saw others hand in their work one after another, I got more nervous because our modeled tree was still lack of leaves and petals and the scissor was too blunt to cut the paper  at the moment. Everyone still had fun though.

I exhaled a bit as we caught the time at the last moment! We visited other teams’ work while we were waiting for the result from the jury. I still though we did the best. We had a fancy palace and an extremely creative modeled tree. Bravo!
No pains, no gains. I believed as long as we tried our best to make it, we must have good grade!

by  Ya Chu, Hu

950930-7 The modeled framework of the moving castle.

 I felt relieved! We were finally finished! The task was completed. Our castle was resplendent with an elegant background, cute characters and many elaborate  windows, doors, little girls as well as flowers and trees, made of plates. All pictures were beautifully drawn and alive.

I felt that the biggest fault was at the end. We didn’t have enough time to adequately complete the roof. It looked as if it were hurried. If we could make the roof more perfectly, we could have got number one.

by Yi-Ling,Ko

We finished our work.

951001-1 The contents of Dakeng’s trash picking activity.

 The trash-picking activity of Dakeng.

Dakeng’s trash picking activity: October 1^st, from No.6~9 Walking Trail.

Arrangers: Taichung City Department of Transportation, Taichung City’s  Associatons of Hiking and Environmental Protection

Gathering time: at 8 a.m. on October 1^st

Gathering place: The shuttle bus stop on Dongshan Road ( It is along Dongshan Road, past Songzhu Road and toward the direction of the Dakeng roundabout. It was an army site before. It is across from Dakeng’s Earthquake Park and No.9 Walking Trail.) There were attendants and the flag of the convention.

Acitvity’s procedure: Assemble at the shuttle bus stop and take the goods for the trash picking activity. Start off at 9 a.m. Walk along the No.9 Walking Trail to Kuanyin Pavilion, walk down from the No.6 Walking Trail to the No.7 Walking Trail, towards Wind Moving Rock. After that, walk down from the No.6 Walking Trail to Kuanyin Pavilion and then walk down from the No.9 Walking Trail to Earthquake Park to eat lunce. (The time of the route was about two to three hours)

by Tzu-Hsing, Huang

951001-2 Took part in the children’s cyber fair activity.

 The people who participated in the trash picking activity, where mostly were hiking experts. They packed hiking pags with a proud attitude. One hand wore a glove and the other hand picked up the trash bag. They picked up the trash with great skill. Sometimes they walked down to the bottom of the mountain to pick up trash, regardless of their safety even when it was alarmingly

 What a long clip for picking the trash.

dangerous. We could tell they often attended trash picking activity. People felt touched because of their enthusiasm about environmental protection. Plastic bags and plastic bottles appeared along the walking trail the most. These were the outcome of hikers’ trash. They were out of social ethics. On my way home I was proud of holding a big bag of trash. It showed my day’s harvest—going for a stroll and engaging in environmental protection to make my body healthy and to work for public interests, which make our earth better for the future.

By Hui-ling Li(Tzu-Hsing’s mom)

951001-3 Dakeng abounds in bamboo shoots.

Come on! Let's buy delicious bamboo shoots.

Along the walking trails, we could see “native chickens” walking around. It was very bustling as the street vendors sold bamboo shoots and wild vegetables and there were karaoke bars, native chicken store, temples and tombs. There were also many beautiful bamboo groves along the way. It could be associated with  one of Dongpo Su’s poems—U Rou Lin Ren Shou, U Zhu Lin

Ren Su….—which means you will get thinner without eating meat and you’ll become illiterate without reading books. The bamboo represents one’s good noble character and spirit. In Dakeng you can see bamboos all over the mountains. It was enjoyable. Everyone is welcome to come and experience Dongpo Su’s spirit in Dakeng.。

by Tzu-Hsing,Huang

951001-4 The origin of Earthquake Park.

While we were cleaning the hill, I saw a big wooden ladder lying on a leaning big banyan. I walked up the ladder excitedly. The first sight was that of the green grass of the park. But next to it was a frigtening sight—half of a school was collapsed. I was very curious, so I read the explanantion carefully. Oh! Originally the school was “Jungong Elementary School.! It was built on

The introduction to the Earthquake Park.

the Chelongpu’s fault zone, so when the earthquake of September 21^st started showing its effect, the playground of the school was torn apart and the doors of the classrooms were twisted. In order to remember the earthquake of September 21^st , the government especially built up an Earthquake Park next to Jungong Elementary School. Seeing this school’s miserable condition, from my point of view, even though we cannot predict when earthquakes occurr, we still need to keep land remediation and conservation in mind and stop building houses on an active fault zones. This way we might decrease the loss in lives when earthquakes happened

by Wei- Ling,Chen

951001-5 The heart of the environmental protection is in bloom.

Let's pick the trash together!

I held a hope in my mind. The nearer the car approached the destination, the No.9 Walking Trail, the happier I was. “Come on! Let’s get there faster!” I heard another say. After we arrived at the destination, I was excited to take the towel, mineral water—all the necessary equipment for “picking up trash.” To prevent flies from stinging, I sprayed the pest prevention liquid on my body. Then, suddenly I saw a familiar person. It was originally the Commissioner of the Department of Transportation, Taichung City,

Wenzhong Qi!  In order to promote the trash picking activity, the Commissioner also attended the trash picking activity. On the way to the trash picking, I saw fresh green bamboo forests and fruitful citruses. But I felt very upset when I saw the trash piling up one after the other. I thought it sorrowful that our ecological environment was being destroyed. Therefore, it is the urgent time for the modern people to solve the problems in order to protect this good ecological environment and learn to get along with nature well. It was because of the research project that I had the chance to attend this trash picking activity. I was so surprised as I saw a lot of cans and trash. I wondered why everyone still has no sense about environmental protection even though our government has already promoted  environmental protection. To prevent our beautiful Taiwan from being buried, I have to let those people who throw trash away casually understand that it is terrible to throw trash away casually.

by Wei- Ling,Chen

951002 We won the prize in the Baozhilin activity.

Thank goodness. We won the prize! As soon as I heard we won the prize, I could not  help but feel excited and joyful. Yawen Lin found out about this good news on the internet yesterday and told us this fantastic good news. Everyone was very happy after hearing the news. The arrangers would award the prizes on October 28^th  during the  activity called “A concert in the Environmental Protection Park at a romantic night.” We had no idea of the winner’s prize yet, but we knew our effort was not in vain and gained a lot.

  We won the prize of excellence.

by Yi-Ling,Ko

951012 Signed up for creative drawing activity.

The form for signing up the creative drawing.

Today our teacher asked us if we would like to attend the creative drawing activity. Except for Yajhu Hu, we all volunteered to join the activity. At first, our teacher opened the file of the creative drawing. Then, she asked us to guess what the creative picture was. Our teacher asked us to draw silently. After she told us its limitations, she taught us how to get onto the creative website, how to register and sign up.

by Tzu-Hsing,Huang

951016 My creative drawing.

As soon as the teacher asked us who would like to attend this creative drawing activity, I joined excitedly. I started to contemplate the drawing of the picture. At the beginning, I wondered why this picture always pointed in the direction of the UFO ”unidentified flying object.” Later I found that this monotonous graphics could turn into so many cute pictures. Someone drew tomatoes, another drew hats and another drew frogs. Thinking of frogs,

 This was our creative drawing.

I suddenly had an idea. I would like to draw a crocodile. After a few weeks, I finally completed my work. I found that everyone’s drawing was unique. I believe we will get a surprisingly good grade.

by Tiffany Liao

951027 Sweet and delicious tangerines in Dakeng.

 Wow! This tangerine was juicy.

The mountains of Dakeng face the sun, so there are an abundance of sunshine and rainfall there. The tangerines are big and juicy and tastes sweet. When it comes to the harvesting season, many experienced people come to the fruit farms to buy tangerines every year. Tangerines are aboundant in Dakeng from mid November to the end of the year. It tastes sour, sweet and very cheerful. It is also enriched with vitamins and cellulose. It is the best choice among the fruits. Then it was also the time to pick

tangerines! Because everyone kept promoting Dakeng’s tangerines recently, people named the area the Golden Tangerine. Without a doubt, it is definitely the best fruit to relieve one’s thirst.

by Ya-Wen,Lin

951028-1 The eco-industrial tour

Time: 9:00 a.m. –17:00 p.m.

Time for signing up: 9:00 a.m. –17:00 p.m.
※It’s free.

The route of the trip:

Taiwan Boulevard → Jhengjyue Temple → Orchid Garden → Tian Shui Temple →Guangxi Suspension Bridge → Scenic circle ( eat luch) → Tianran Garden (dye with plants) →Jhongjheng Camp →

 We were ready to start off !

Uncle Guo’s Macaque Park → Taiwan Boulevard

Gathering place: Taiwan Boulevard  Address: No.2, Dacheng St., Taichung City

Host organization: Taichung City Government

Arranger: Lanchu Creative Company ( http://www.lanchu.com.tw/ )

On October 28^th, we brought water, pest prevention liquid, the fee for lunch and personal goods to the Taiwan Boulevard. Our teacher told us the activity was free except the insurance $100. In addition, we could get the gifts, orchid and the traveling brochure, from the presenter. It was great!

by Wei- Ling,Chen

951028-2 Delicious bamboo shoots in Dakeng .

 Dakeng's bamboo shoots were delicious!

One of the main local products is based on the bamboo shoots in Dakeng. Why is it so famous? Dakeng locates is located below the sea level, so its soil and climate suits   bamboo shoots planting. The local farmers have started growing bamboo shoots during the Japanese occupation. The Taiwan banana industry was increasingly in depression in the 1960s, so the local farmers started to develop bamboo farms instead of banana farms. During the

1970s and 1980s, they came into the golden age. Some of the bamboo shoots were canned and exported to Japan at that time! Some of the biggest plantations for Dakeng’s bamboo shoots were up to nine hundred hectares. The production was also the best in the whole nation. Due to good management and  cultivation skills and organic fertilizers, the bamboo shoots are crispy and delicious. Because of the excellent quality, some bamboo shoots are transported to Taipei, which has a higher consumption level. Everyone in the market has known about it for a long time. Everyone is welcome to have a taste of the local bamboo shoots in Dakeng.

by Yi-Chieh,Haung

951028-5 Young Tong Hall and Green Roof.

The first stop of the ecotourism was to visit “Jhengjyue Temple.” The first impression by me was its green tiles on the roof.While walking toward the gate, you may find that the well trimmed grass with green and exuberant is exactly matched with the the black green eaves of the temple. Jheng Jyue Buddhist Temple has been ascribed to Guanyin Gate, so Da SyongTemple is also named Yuan Tong Temple, which

 The green roof of Jhengjyue Temple

enshrines Guanshiyinpusa in Chinese or Aualokitesvara Bodhisattva in English. Next, we would go to “ Tian Shui Temple ,” which enshrines Buddha, so it is called "Da Syong Temple." The founder of this temple was a Chuanzong Bucchist monk, who was taught by the Guangqing Buddhist monk.

by Ya-Wen,Lin

951028-6 Yunban “the wooden percussion instrument” and Gujing “a well.”

This is Yuban.              This is Gujing.

We came to Cheng Chiao Buddhist Temple. We found two special things while we were going around the restaurant. They were Gujings. Gujing! I didn’t type it wrong. It is an ancient well with water which was clear and clean for us to drink. Only a few of them exist in the world. Now we understand Gujing better. But what is Yunban? A person will play the Yuban “the wooden percussion instrument” to assemble everyone for eating when the meal is ready. Don’t play it any other time, or people will suddenly turn suddenly because it is only used for when a meal is ready.

by Tzu-Hsing,Huang

951028-7 Eight Trigrams Furnace.

I believed that everyone must be curious at what the Eight Trigrams Furnaces are. As implied by the name, it means eight furnaces forming the shape of eight trigrams and every second one has a concave hole for the cook to stand on. One cook is responsble for two furnaces. The inventor of the Eight Trigrams Furnace is an ancestral monk.

 Let's count it! Are there eight furnaces?

In addition, the Eight Trigrams Furnace were used after the earthquake of September 21^st. Many people in the mountains were trapped at that time, so everyone took turns to cook for those people without resting for several nights. The dining room was very small. Do you know how they distributed the food among thousands of people? The answer is that they put the food in the kitchen closet. It was very special. It had two sides. The one is for putting food in and the other one is for people taking food out. The kitchen closet was made for the eight trigrams.

I really admired that the intelligent ancestral monk. I also hoped that I can invent very helpful objects for the society and let everyone live more conveniently.

by Ya Chu,Hu