Location: Liugdui Hakka Cultural Park, Administration Building 1st Floor

Around the year 1700, Hakka people relocated to the Pingtung plains, then still covered with dense forest, courageously settling this new land and from the plains water system creating a rice culture that changed them from a mountain community into a waterside community, and establishing the Liugdui settlement together.

Under the huge changes in the modern social structure, Liugdui people have preserved the cultural assets of ancestor worship, respect for education, and being hardworking and thrifty. In this way they have created new vigor and splendor on this piece of land, and passed their ethnic character down the generations.

【 Discovering Liugdui 】

Standing on the aerial landscape layout of the Pingtung plain, you can compare the Liugdui administrative divisions with the large-scale hand-drawn Liugdui old map and learn the geographical features of the Liugdui Hakka villages. Through augmented reality (AR) interaction, the visitor can further explore the Dawu mountain system and water resources that are closely connected to Liugdui, as well as the distinctive arts and humanities landscape of each village.

【Splendid Liugdui 】

The forebears of Liugdui generally settled along the Donggang, Linbian and Ailiao rivers, while some went to the north side of the Laonong River and the east side of the Qishan River. Through a touch map, you can see the changes in Liugdui’s hydrology and settlement from the Kangxi and Qianlong periods to the Japanese colonial era and to modern times and understand the transformation of the idea of Liugdui from historical events. The spirit of loving one’s home and unity gave rise to the Liugdui Games, the writing Liugdui and loving hometown movements that embody the core consciousness of Liugdui Hakka identity.

【 Liugdui Coming and Going 】

The spatial construction of the Liugdui settlement clearly shows the defensive function the ancestors derived from the local conditions, while the compact arrangement of the family rooms, which have both functional convenience for the family’s daily lives and the feng shui connotations of inheritance and reproduction, shows a unique appearance very different to what may be found in other Hakka regions.

The tang hao (hall names), ancestral halls and clan share-holding worship associations show Hakka people’s awareness of their roots, while the “Respect Words” pavilion, the Changli Temple and house texts embody the Hakka tradition of respect for culture and learning. Experience an interpretation of Hakka culture through the time-honored rituals Hakka villages performed year on year.

【 Joyous Liugdui 】

．Liugdui Hakka music

Liugdui Hakka music is deeply sentimental – from bayin associated with Hakka life rituals, to mountain songs, children’s songs, and traditional story-singing that reflect the joys of everyday life. Each form is an organic creation, woven from the connections between people, nature, and society, and evolving with the tides of time.
For generations, Hakka musicians have drawn on their own life experiences, expressing themselves in their mother tongue or blending traditional instruments into their compositions. In doing so, they carry forward the spirit of their Hakka ancestors, turning the creation and sharing of music into an ongoing act of social participation

．Liugdui Hakka literature

Liugdui Hakka literature includes not only folktales, but also proverbs, riddles, and modern works of fiction, poetry, and prose. Chung Li-ho was the pioneering figure, followed in the 1950s by writers such as Lu Kim-siu, Feng Hsi-hsiu, Chung Tieh-min, Tseng Kuan, Tseng Gui-hai, Li Yu-fang, Chen Ning-gui, and Wu Chin-fa. Their works range from depictions of childhood joy and expressions of emotion to realistic documentation.

From the 1960s to the present, creators such as Chung Yung-feng and Lin Sheng-xiang have bridged music and literature, pushing the Hakka language into the public eye. A younger generation, including Lo Hsiu-ling and Chen Kai-lin, portrays Hakka villages from a contemporary perspective. Through works from different eras, readers can trace the changes in Liugdui’s history.

．Liugdui Games

With a long-standing history, the Liugdui Games – often called the “Little Olympics beneath Dawu Mountain” – is a sporting tradition unique to southern Taiwan’s Hakka people. The event, athletic in nature, also raises awareness for the land. The Liugdui Defense Organization and the Liugdui Games are expressions of the Hakka spirit across different eras. In the days of frontier settlement, survival demanded unity, cooperation, and solidarity. These values thus became embedded in Hakka veins and rooted in the soil. As times changed and life moved beyond the struggles of survival, the Liugdui Games evolved into a modern vehicle for the Liugdui identity.

．3D Photo Zone one the Exhibition Wall

The outdoor 3D photo area features a vivid mural created by renowned artist Tu Lung. The artwork combines the imagery of Wugoushui Settlement- the first registered Hakka cluster in Taiwan – with the local folk tradition “Jian Pao Cheng”(Cannon Firing Castle) and the majestic Mt. Dawu. Visitors can experience the excitement of the traditional Jian Pao Cheng”celebration through this immersive 3D art.

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