Planting seeds of change – Welcome to Baolai’s new life

Situated in the rural district of Liugui in Kaohsiung, Baolai Village not only produces mangoes and plums, but is also a well-known hot spring scenic spot. In 2009, typhoon Morakot wrought destruction on the area, snatching away the life that locals had become accustomed to. Construction work to rebuild the main road into the village cut off the former stream of tourists, and with it, an important source of income for locals, threatening the very livelihoods of the residents; the situation resulted in a loss of both confidence and enthusiasm for locals.

Over the past few years, traces of the disaster have gradually disappeared, which has helped residents regain their confidence and brought about a sense of community cohesion once more. In particular, “Mango Foot Studio Workshop (檨仔腳工作室)” has provided a space of warmth and feeling, where residents can grow together, learn pottery, dye cloth, weave, study ecology and communicate with each other. Through a great deal of effort from residents, the original feel of Baolai Village has gradually returned; in fact, things are even better than before, and everyone welcomes the new life.

Planting seeds of change – Welcome to Baolai’s new life
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種下轉變的種子，迎接寶來新生命

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高雄市六龜區寶來里，盛產芒果、梅子，更是泡湯勝地，地處偏遠。2009年莫拉克風災，帶走了居民熟悉的生活，施工中的產業道路，讓在地經濟受到威脅，沒有了觀光，沒有了收入，使得居民們對生活失去信心、失去熱情。

幾年過去了，災害的痕跡已漸漸消失，居民也重拾信心，凝聚社區意識，尤其是「檨仔腳工作室」，提供空間讓居民互相交流，成長，可以學習陶藝，製作染布，編織，研究生態，是一個充滿溫馨情感的工作室。經過居民們不斷的努力，寶來已經漸漸恢復成原本的樣貌了，甚至變得更好，迎向嶄新的生命。