Hsinchu County is to launch an 18-month research focused on Lidongshan Fort (李崠山古堡) in hopes that it would be recognized as the third national historical heritage site.
The Hsinchu County Government said that after the promulgation of the Regulations for Aborigines’ Cultural Asset Administration (原住民族文化資產處理辦法) in 2017, it realized the Lidongshan Fort or Tapung, in the Atayal language had great potential for being named a national heritage site.
The only two other historical heritage sites are the site of the Mahebo Battle (馬赫坡) in Nantou County, a part of the Wushe Incident (霧社), and the Machangding (馬場町) area in Taipei.
Machangding
Celebrities, singers and dancers are to ring in the New Year with performances across the nation. Here is a list of countdown parties and fireworks displays to help you choose which to attend.
The New Year’s Eve countdown party and Taipei 101 fireworks display is to be held from 7pm on Friday to 1am on Saturday at Taipei City Hall Square.
It is set to feature some of the hottest names in the nation’s entertainment industry, including indie bands EggPlantEgg (茄子蛋) and Accusefive (告五人), and singer-songwriter A-Lin (黃麗玲).
Pop rock group Tizzy Bac (鐵之貝克), rock duo Power Station (動力火車) and Malaysian pop
Veteran Hakka folk musician Lai Yi-fa, rear center left, yesterday claps along as his grandchildren perform a traditional style of music in his vegetable field in Hsinchu County’s Beipu Township. Hsinchu County Commissioner Yang Wen-ke, second right, joined the rhythm section with a pair of cymbals. Lai has been listed by the county as an intangible cultural asset for the performance of traditional Hakka music.
People pick roselles at a farm in Hsinchu County’s Guansi Township yesterday during an activity organized by the Hsinchu County Farmers’ Association to help the farm’s tenant, the Grown-up with Hands Family a local center for people with severe physical or mental disabilities harvest the flowers.
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