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Protect the Gezai Opera culture under Dashu Gong! Yilan's first identity makes Taiwan's pride pass down from generation to generation In Yilan’s Jietoufen community, early residents often composed and sang songs under the big tree in front of the temple during the slack season. This developed the local opera and gave birth to the prototype of Gezai Opera, which is regarded by the world as the origin of Taiwan’s Gezai Opera culture. The local residents are committed to promoting the Gezai Opera culture, and the "Jietofen Gezai Opera Cultural Festival" is held every year with the strength of the community. It has become a grand event in the cultural circles across the country. And this thousand-year-old eggplant tree, which has been with the local area for many years, was also registered as a "county-designated cultural landscape" by the Yilan County Government under the initiative of the residents. It not only has a status, but also can be protected. Chen Congwen, chairman of the Jietoufen Community Development Association, who was originally a youth of Beidiao, said that after returning to his hometown of Yilan in 2007, he discovered the origin of the community and Gezai Opera by chance, so he began to promote the culture of Gezai Opera, and made a wish to bring Gezai Opera back to his hometown regained its brilliance. Not only did he set up a local opera troupe, but he also invited teachers to teach us opera every week. He also served as the accompaniment band for the cultural and military performances. Even his wife joined the performance, which moved local residents, young and old, to join in. In the process, it not only preserved the local culture, but also united the hearts of the community. For example, the "Jietofen Gezai Opera Cultural Festival" held this year has long been a national event, and local Gezai opera troupes have also been recognized and invited to perform in various places. Huang Huipeng, executive manager of Xinyi Housing's "Community Family" project, said that "Community Family" has a deep connection with the Jietoufen community. It has supported the community for many years to carry forward the Gezai Opera culture. The culture of Gezai Opera is united and invested together. Residents also gain the value of self-affirmation and community recognition in the process of protecting the culture. This is the spirit that the Community One Family Project wants to convey. The Future Community Family will continue to play the role of supporters, helping more groups and individuals who are willing to devote themselves to the community to realize their dreams.
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