英文摘要
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Blessed with its eponymous hillside bamboo groves, the Zhushan Township in Nantou County is one of Taiwan’s hubs of bamboo craftsmanship. Focused on bamboo craft impartation and education, this study examined the origins, objectives, education practices and performance of Zhushan’s bamboo artisan training facilities during the Japanese colonial era, post-World War II period and recent years through a literature review, interviews and observations. The term “education practices” involves the curriculum, subjects, teaching staff and instructional patterns, while performance refers to how the trainees fared later in their professions. The influence and significance of both education practices and performanceare discussed in the summary,in constructing Zhushan’s history and evolution of bamboo craft impartation and education, and then, along with the author’s opinions about the township’s training practices over the last few years,elucidation is provided in the conclusion.
Taiwan’s bamboo artisan training facilities during Japanese colonization, intended to revive an old craft with teaching centered on hands-on skills, created an artisan pool that indirectly laid the foundation for the Island’s post-World War II bamboo craftsmanship, even though the revival attempt failed due to the circumstances. In the post-World War II days, the purpose of such facilities was facilitating industrial advancement, with instruction focused equally on skills, art and design. The subsequent new wave of professional bamboo artisans, who were also capable of design, gave the industry a boost. Committed to preserving a precious heritage, Zhushan’sbamboo artisan training programs in recent years deliver skill-oriented instruction and manages to keep bamboo craftsmanship alive by promoting it at the community level.
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