Regenerating the culture of military dependents' villages

Sanchung's Air Force First Village in New Taipei City is the last fully intact military dependents’ village in Taiwan. In 2004, the local villagers began to engage in discussions and planning with the Cultural Affairs Bureau with the hope of registering the dependents’ village as a historic site. By preserving the unique historical features alongside the development of the cultural and creative industries, they aim to transform the military dependents' village into a cultural park.

At a specific time and place in the past, a group of soldiers retreated from mainland China and began building a new life in Taiwan. With soldiers from a diverse range of provinces in China, the military dependents' village became a melting pot of different ethnic cultures. In that era of relative resource scarcity, military dependents' villages were places that cultivated unique lifestyles and interpersonal relationships.

The combination of history and arts resources in Sanchung's Air Force First Village’s has injected new life into the dependents’ village culture. It has become a site to preserve and reproduce the culture of dependents’ villages as well as a space for local tourism, where the public can be transported back in time. As if walking into a historical living textbook, people are able to experience the distinctive cultural landscape and local customs of yesteryear.

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眷村文化與再生 空軍一村

位在新北三重的歷史建築空軍眷村，是目前台灣唯一全村保留的眷村，在民國93年開始，當地的村民與文化局開始研討策畫，希望將這空軍眷村獨有的歷史特色古蹟與眷村獨有的文化保存下來結合文創發展，打造一個眷村文化園區。

一個特定時空背景下，一群從大陸撤退的軍眷，在台灣落地生根，來自各省民族文化大融合，物質缺乏的年代眷村，形成特有的文化和人情。

空軍一村結合歷史與藝文資源賦予眷村文化新的生命能量，成為眷村文化保存與再生產及地方文化休閒場域，讓大眾們可以利用休閒的時光來到這裡如同走進歷史課本，體驗不同的文化風情。

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