Niu-tou-si Farm Cattle School: Reviving traditional farming memories

Since the advent of industrialization, mechanized cultivators have gradually replaced the scene of cattle in the fields, and the friendship between man and cattle has steadily faded. Niu-tou-si Farm Cattle School(牛頭司耕牛學堂) in Yilan is dedicated to preserving this tradition. It aims to evoke nostalgic memories of cattle working in the fields and revive this dying culture.

The Dutch introduced farm cattle when they arrived in Taiwan, setting up Niu-tou-si (the cattle division). Relying on cattle for cultivation and transportation, agricultural productivity in Taiwan witnessed a steady rise. Even though cattle farming is no longer the farming mode of modern society, Niu-tou-si Farm Cattle School hopes that through education and publicity, this declining traditional farming culture will one day be valued again by the people.

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牛頭司耕牛學堂 復興傳統農耕記憶

隨著工業化的來臨，耕耘機逐漸取代了耕牛在田裡的身影，人與牛的情誼也慢慢淡忘。宜蘭有一所牛頭司耕牛小學堂，致力於保存這項傳統，以推廣耕牛文化為目標，希望喚起農業時期台灣人對耕牛的記憶。

荷蘭人在台灣時引進耕牛，最早開始設立牛頭司，靠著牛隻的耕種與運送，台灣農業的產值於是開始越來越大。僅管牛耕不再是現代社會的耕作模式，牛頭司學堂依舊希望透過教育與宣導，讓逐漸沒落的農業文化，再度被人們重視。

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