The Practice of SEPL Based on Weaving-Derived Cultural Business Mechanisms: A Case Study of an Indigenous Settlement in Central Taiwan
摘要
This study takes the Zhongyuan settlement of the Seediq in central Taiwan as a case in point to explore from a small spatial span the relationship between Seediq traditional weaving, which is closely related to the natural environment, and SEPL in the development of cultural business mechanisms. The settlement is proud to have a large number of people with traditional weaving skills and strives to promote traditional weaving and innovation. Under the pressure of cultural and commercial mechanisms, it still hopes to slowly progress towards the dream of becoming a weaving craft village. The preliminary conclusions of this study are (1) from the orientation of the relationship between weaving skills and the environment, the case embodies the wisdom of human beings to respond to the natural environment; (2) from the orientation of the environment and landscape, homestead ramie fields have been restored but their function has changed from meeting daily needs to teaching or cultural experiences; (3) traditional weaving is limited by slow manual speed, high labour costs, and the mission of cultural preservation, so profits are limited. Adjustments to methods geared to developing financial resources for diversified development include winning funding support from government departments based on cultural preservation and satoyama contributions, and enriching ecological and environmental knowledge for cultural tours as a cultural business mechanism; (4) cooperation between the settlement and the university can play a small role in the content of the proposals on the satoyama spirit; (5) revitalization of weaving and tribal guiding are two cultural business mechanisms that form the protective umbrella of the Zhongyuan settlement SEPL.