The changing story of old Jincheng’s residents

Jincheng Community (金城社區) is located on the boundary between the cities of Bade (八德) and Zhongli (中壢) in Taoyuan County (桃園), on the periphery between countryside and city. The community was founded in 1976, and in the early years many old war veterans and families came to the area to start a new life. However, as the years passed, the community structure gradually underwent a marked transformation and today the community culture is extremely diverse, composed of old war veterans, foreign spouses, indigenous people and ethnic Hakka people (閩客族群). Although Jincheng Community has a rich cultural diversity making it unique in the area, a section of the community is in urgent need of government support. In order to preserve this precious culture and historic heritage, a group from Chung Yuan Christian University (中原大學) entered into the community to record its history and provide assistance in solving community issues. A related community-building project is already in its second year and a new team is continuing with the ongoing project. The project is making use of interior design professionals to improve community spaces, and in the second half of the year will transform the home environment for the elderly, step by step, improving Jincheng’s community. Hopefully, through further promoting Jincheng’s community story, more outside attention and interest will develop still greater strength in the community.

by 八德金城工作站

The changing story of old Jincheng’s residents
URL:http://www.peopo.org/news/103953

(以下是中文對照)
老金城故事 把握稍縱即逝的榮民歲月 ( 八德金城工作站 )

金城社區位於桃園縣中壢與八德交界處，城市與鄉村的邊緣。此社區始建於民國六十五年，早期住戶多為榮民與其眷屬在此購屋置產，隨著時代變遷，人口與族群結構漸漸轉變。現在居民主要由老榮民、外籍配偶、原住民和閩客族群組成，部分居民的生活急需有關單位協助，加上此處特有的多元族群文化，有別於竹霄地區的生活面貌。為了保存珍貴的人文、歷史資源，中原大學團隊將深入社區，記錄與協助改善社區問題。相關社區營造活動已經邁入第二年，新的團隊繼續著持續性的計畫，運用室內設計專業改善社區空間，並且在下半年度將為老人居家環境做改造，一步步的讓金城社區更好。期望能繼續推廣金城社區的故事，獲得更多外界的關注與力量，讓金城社區能被更多人看見與關懷。

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