Collective Memory and Community Identity in a Fishing Village
Date Issued
2014
Date
2014
Author(s)
Huang, Yu-Cheng
Abstract
Qigu Lagoon Inland Sea is surrounded by Dingtoue Sandbank, Wangzailiao Sandbank, and Qingshangang Sandbank providing the best fisheries cultivation environment for the locals. Fish ponds next to Qigu Lagoon not only provide incomes but also attract many birds foraging. There are rich nature landscapes and humanity resources such as sunset, fish ponds, and mangroves. However, the population of Qigu District has declined from 1970s and the proportion of the population outflow is the highest in Tainan City. Therefore Xinan village ( located in Qigu District, Tainan City) was assisted by the New Fishing Village Scene Project 2004 by the Fisheries Agency. Xinan Community Development Association promoted the community building and establishing the Xinan Resort Agriculture District in 2008. Integrating the local fishing culture and history, it can promote the community development. This research investigates the collective memory and community identity of the Xinan village. Interviews were during May 2012 to March 2014 with 34 interviews and we can know the provincial awareness, industry labor, and seaside wetland are the historically collective memories of the Xinan village. And cultural memories are from Qigu Lagoon and Tangengliao (a fisheries house). Those two kinds of memories composed of collective memory of the Xinan village. Villagers value their own life experience and technology inheritance, and then those who going outside would come back to their community planting and starting up business because of possessing high community identity. Collective memory and community identity generate community development consensus guiding the tourism and recreation future. Regeneration and activation of Xinan village are trying to preserving the local life wisdom and they are goals of the community building.
Subjects
collective memory
community identity
resort agriculture district
community building
Qigu Lagoon
Type
thesis
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