Research of Taiwan Salt Industry Culture Landscape － A case study on Chiku saltern

• Main Authors: Chen, bo-zhi Chen, 陳柏志
• Other Authors: Lin, Hsiao-Wei
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2008
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/19956624102936973082

碩士 === 中原大學 === 文化資產研究所 === 96 === Since December 1992, the World Heritage Committee positioned Cultural Landscape, the increasing awareness of global community’s effort to protect and preserve has been great. The recent awareness influenced Taiwan’s Heritage Committee to focus on the research of local Cultural Landscape and Industrial Heritage. Throughout many important Cultural Landscape sites in Taiwan, Chiku saltern became one of the most significant case studies. Taiwan’s southwest coastal geography is a flat geo-depression. For hundred of years, Taiwan’s landscape changes dynamically. Taiwan’s foremost social and humanity development began at the southwest coastal region. Therefore, this region is rich in explored nature resources, and development of cultural heritage and humanity. During the declin of Ming dynasty, the development of salt business was one of the most important industry to the people in the southwest coast region. After War World II, Chiku Salinas still remain as one of the largest and most valuable cultural landscape sites. The thesis is based on the concept of UNESCO’s（United Nations Education、Scientific and Cultural Organization）effort to protect and preserve cultural landscape. In this thesis, the integration of industrial heritage and cultural landscape’s philosophy serve as a major tool to explore and study on Taiwan’s Chiku saltern development. Throughout the cultural heritage, wetland, ecology, and many more UNESCO’s unique philosophy, the thesis provides valuable information on the need to protect and preserve Chiku saltern in the future. Finally, the Chiku saltern is an important cultural landscape to the people in Taiwan, and has the potential to become a great cultural landscape to one of the world heritage.