4141 Love Rocks Music Tour 2018

BY SCARLETT CHANG SEPTEMBER 21 , 2018

This weekend in Taitung there will be a music festival featuring many local performers at Tie Hua Music Village. The concert is a fundraiser to support the construction of a new hospital on the south side of Taitung.

''The hospital that will be built on the highway south from Taitung will be the only one in that part of Taiwan,” said Dr. Hsu, the man behind the plan. “It will not only benefit people's health but also keep tourists safe.''

Many different tribes live along the Number 9 Highway between Taitung and Pingtung, but as of now there is no hospital there. When people get really sick, they need to drive about one and half hours or even longer to get to a hospital downtown.

Since 2015, there has been a group of musicians who started a public welfare action. The purpose of the of this festival is to build a hospital on the Number 9.

This year, there are two concerts, one in Taitung and the other in Taipei, and there will be many local aboriginal singers, mostly from Taitung, performing at the festival.

On Saturday night, a singer called Summer and the band Mafana will perform. Mafana is an Amis band which has been around for ten years. The name of the band means “know or yes” in Amis, but also means “trouble” in Mandarin.

Sunday night will feature Boxing Band, as well as Sheng-xiang & Band. Boxing band consists of three pairs of Paiwan brothers, and they claim to be the first Latin rap band in Taiwan. 

Sheng-xiang & Band sing in their mother tongue- Taiwanese, and hope to use their music to draw people’s attention to important issues.

Sunday night will feature Boxing Band, as well as Sheng-xiang & Band. Boxing band consists

4141 Music festival | Rock in south link line

Date: 9/22(Sat.)~9/23(Sun.)

Place：Tie Hua music village （No.26, Ln. 135, Xinsheng Rd, Taitung City）
Time：6:30p.m admission，7:00p.m Start

Price：Presale single ticket 600$，Buy on site 800$

Performer : （Sat）Summer、MAFANA | （Sun.）Boxing、Sheng-xiang & Band   
    


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The Chang Yuan Church

BY JACK LIN SEPTEMBER 20 , 2018

Visitors to Chang Yuan village might be surprised to find a church that looks like a boat. The sign on the side of the church indicates it was built to resemble Noah’s Ark from the Bible, but Puyang Sing, the priest of the church, suggests another meaning.

“It symbolizes the spirit of this tribe,” said Sing.

In 1990 there was a typhoon that destroyed the church. Tribe members rallied together and raised funds through voluntary donations and charity sale to rebuild the church, The new shape of the church represents the unsinkable spirit of the congregation.

The church has long played an important role in the community according to Mr. Lin , a devout Christian who lives in Chang Yuan village.

"When I was little, the church often held interesting activities for children, so I could understand the Christian belief and the history of the church better by joining those activities," said Mr. Lin.

The village children still appreciate what the church offers

“The atmosphere in this church is really good,” said William, a boy who goes to church every Sunday. “The tribe’s residents gather together to share what has happened and encourage each other.” 

The church is open every Sunday from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m.

Address: NO.671, Chang Yuan , Chang Bin Towntung County.


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Taitung Night Market

BY XANDRA LEE SEPTEMBER 12 , 2018

In the daytime, Zheng Qi road is a street with many fruit and vegetable stands. It is the best place to buy Taitung’s local seasonal fruits. On holiday nights, it turns into a tourist night market.

“When I walked into the night market, the atmosphere was really good,” said Miss Zhang, a visitor from Hualien. “Although there are not a lot of venders, like at other night markets, all of the food tastes pretty delicious.

The tourist night market in Taitung was launched in July 2010. 


The bright and shining Zheng Qi road added a lively atmosphere to the night.

“Many visitors to Taitung report that there are no other tourist activities except hot springs at night, and that the downtown area of Taitung in the evening is really depressing,” said the administrator of a Taitung travel blog. “But since July 30, 2010, the Taitung Night Market has been open for sightseeing. Many tourists have a good place to visit at night.”

Shopkeepers place all kinds of fruit in front of the shops for people to choose from. Many fruits of the season can be bought here.

On Thursday to Saturday nights, the night market is open for sightseers. In addition to street foods, there are also many facilities for playing, offering entertainment. It also gives tourists another choice to visit and relax at night.

Information
Content number: +886-89-330727 

Location: At the intersection of Zhong Shan Road and Zheng Qi road. It is on the left side, near the front of Taitung bus transfer station. 

Opening hours: from Thursday to Saturday 16:30-02:00

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Huatung Choir Camp

BY JACK LIN SEPTEMBER 3 , 2018

Huatung Choir Camp is an annual summer camp held at Junyi High School for students in Grade 7 to 10 who want to practice their singing and acting. The event is hosted by two organizations, the Alliance Cultural Foundation and Harvest 365 Foundation.

“We hope that students who attend the camp will return in the future to volunteer,” said Howard Chung, the founder of the camp.

This is the fifth year of this activity. Chung invited other teachers from Taiwan and Indonesia to teach students. There are also volunteers from different universities. It took half a year to prepare and plan lots of activities.

The volunteers had to arrive at school before the camp started in order to give the campers a great summer camp between July 4th and 15th.

“It’s such a wonderful experience,” said Scarlett Chung, who volunteered this year for the third time. “We just sing all day.”

At the end of the camp, a concert was held to perform what the students learned during the camp.

"We not only learn how to sing at the camp, but also how to immerse yourself in music,” said Jack Lin, who also volunteered at the camp for two years. “During the camp, you can find self-confidence here and also feel love and acceptance.”

“Children are born as singers,” said Howard Chung. “You don’t need to teach them; music flows through their bodies.”




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