| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺北藝術大學 === 建築與文化資產研究所 === 101 ===
Abstract
It is not uncommon that an individual develops attachment towards a given group or community and that his or her attachment is often reflected and embodied in a substantial form of mountains, rivers, settlements, building or the like. Substantial beings exist in a certain space, which is a synonym of society and history.
A place is usually named by the first ethnic group that pioneered and explored it. It could be named in relation to the ethnic group’s language, lifestyle, culture, political and military background, even to the immigrants’ homeland, the process of settling, economic activities or natural landscapes. Due the diversity of ethnic groups involved, the name of a place changes through the course of time and reveals the track of development of the settlers. As such, the old names of a place become a meaningful topic for historical and anthropological study.
Place names in Sanchih Township of Taipei County (now of New Taipei City) are collected and studied in this thesis because this region is still under mild development and preserves to a great extent the original landscapes and settlements, on the top of the reason that Sanchih is also the author’s hometown. When globalization penetrates in full swing, historical memories are rapidly lost or scattered. It is urgent that one should learn of and preserve his or her own land and its history and culture. In recent years local primary schools have started to promote homeland education and communities have initiated recording in-village history and topography, which is quite an attempt of historical reconstruction. Old names of places in Sanchih Township can be well tapped to the aim of research of this thesis, and will be the anchor points to trace back to gain its historical and humanistic values and, hopefully, to promote community development in the future.
The expected results are rediscovery of stories of old place names and reconfirmation through filed study, supplement to related historical literatures, and exploration of community future development of Sanchih Township.
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