Hakka Community & New Southbound Policy Collaboration has entered its fourth year! On the 24th, three groups of Hakka community teams and new resident members of New Southbound Policy Collaboration exchanged the results of the collaboration and operated a case consultation conference.
Li Yongde, chairman of the Hakka Affairs Council, says that the purpose of the exchange is to bring the unique experience of the development of Taiwan ’s Hakka culture to the Hakka community of Southeast Asia and bring the other ’s experience back to Taiwan to enhance the international visibility and competitiveness of Taiwan ’s Hakkas.
Li Yongde points out that the exchange of 2019 has continued the foundation of previous Southbound exchanges and continues to interact with the Hakka community of Southeast Asia based on the three principles of"deepening" "continuing," and "interactive communication". Moreover, new residents and their children have also included in the program of foreign students exchange. They, as the second generation of new residents, would not only serve as interpreters but fire more sparks during the process of cultural exchange through
After sharing the results of the collaboration, the experts who attended the reference, Xiao Xinhuang and Wang Lirong, also presented their points aiming at the concerns about whether Meinoblue and Indonesian textile dyeing can further develop into cultural and creative industries, and how the local governments of the two sides can further cooperate and exchange. Besides, the issues about whether the two sides can continue to exchange views and points for future exchanges' reference.
Hakka Affairs Council states that the three Hakka communities, such as Hsinchu County Lianghe Culture Association, Meinung People's Association, and Miaoli Hakka Culture Promotion Association that are subsidized this year particularly show their great results after a long period of cultural exchanges and the local management.
Hsinchu County Lianghe Culture Association showcases the "Singkawang Book Exchange Project", "Hakka Lion", "Hakka Liu Min Chuan and Singkawang Songs Creation", and "Temple artisan records and folk plant collection"; Meinung People's Association showcases "Printing and dyeing creation"; Miaoli Hakka Culture Promotion Association showcases", "White radish money", "Clam shell wrapped in Thai flower cloth, lucky shell, and pumpkin pin bag". The amazing results of the Southbound exchanges in the Hakka community have also made the public see cultural and creative tourism opportunities and the Hakka cultural connection.
