Quasi-dependents’ village below the banyan tree - Ligong Community

Ligong Community, a quasi-dependents’ village, is located in Hsinchu’s East District. It is an independent dependents’ village built by veterans of the Kuomintang army. These brave veterans of the community have managed to traverse a demolition crisis, ensuring that the winding alleys, buildings, and life of the dependents’ village remain preserved to this day. Of the community’s 1000 residents, around 400 are seniors. As a result, the community development association established a day-care center, where seniors can get together to study and have meals during the day. The community has also implemented patrols to maintain law and order at night.

In the true spirit of altruism, volunteers come to help out at the center each day and the village director and community development association have worked tirelessly to improve the area's ramshackle appearance, transforming it into a clean and welcoming community full of love and mutual caring. In today's day and age, encircled by high buildings, the “ordinary” lifestyle of Ligong Community isn't so "ordinary," and provides a rather unique and endearing experience.

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位於新竹東區的類眷村，立功社區，是當時由退役國民黨軍所搭建的自立眷村，這些立下汗馬功勞的榮民們，走過拆遷危機，蜿蜒的巷道及眷村的建築與生活得以保存至今。然而社區1000多人當中就有將近400位老年人，社區發展協會也開始了長輩關懷的工作，設立老人關懷站，白天聚在一起上課吃飯，晚上也有巡守隊維護治安。

志工們每天都到關懷站幫忙，里長與社區發展協會不分你我同心付出，讓立功社區從一個原本垃圾滿地，到現在變成乾淨而且友愛互相關懷照顧的社區。處在高樓圍繞之中的立功社區，平凡的生活卻格外溫馨。

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