Fishing village in Budai transformed into a new artistic landscape

Budai Township is located in Chiayi County near the Taiwan Strait. The main livelihood of most villages in the township is fishing. In recent years, tourism has been boosted by attractions such as the High-Heeled Shoes Church and Haomei Painted Village, and many distinctive murals have been created in Bisha Street, making it a hot new spot in Budai.

Bisha Street had become dilapidated due to a road-widening project two years ago. Southwest Coast National Scenic Area Administration worked with a team of artists to renovate the dilapidated houses on Bisha Street, incorporating visual installation art through a community landscape creation project to create a whole new look for the area. Thanks to the integration of art into the streetscape, the previously dilapidated houses on Bisha Street have been transformed, and the memories of the fishing village life in Budai have been preserved through wall murals.

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布袋漁村大變身 注入藝術新景觀

  嘉義縣布袋鎮鄰近台灣海峽，全區的村落皆以漁業為主，是個典型的漁村聚落。近年因高跟鞋教堂以及彩繪村等景點帶動觀光，最近在布袋的碧沙街有了許多充滿特色的藝術彩牆，成為布袋的新秘境。

  碧沙街因為前兩年的道路拓寬工程，附近的街屋變得殘破，雲嘉南濱海國家風景區管理處與藝術家團隊合作，藉由聚落風貌營造計畫，將碧沙街的殘屋進行改造，以視覺裝置藝術融入街屋，創造街區新風貌。碧沙街透過藝術融合街景，不僅讓原先殘破的街屋煥然一新，更讓布袋的漁村生活風情成為保留在牆上的一種回憶。

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