Preface of exhibition About Fugang Railway Arts Festival
Story of Fugang by railway
Fugang is originally called “Bogonggang”, located at the southernmost point of Yangmei, Taoyuan. It resembles a hill and there are numerous little temples. In early times, it was a Hakka rural village. In 1929, during the Japanese occupation period, the railway passed through the village. Because of the construction of train station, it became the distribution center of goods exchange and rice. Thus, there was business exchange in the rural village and shops on the streets. With the change of economic model, the town grew successively. On Fugang Old Street of Chung Cheng Road in front of the train station, there is still a row of Baroque elevation old houses which demonstrate the prosperity and stream of people.
In 2013, Taiwan Railways Administration founded automobile base in Fugang and it was the largest train maintenance factory of Asia. Taoyuan City Government implemented several landscape reconstruction projects with the bikeway and installed several pieces of public art work in public space and on the streets by the concept of public art village.
The first “Fugang Railway Arts Festival 2020” was hosted by Taoyuan City Government and undertaken by Department of Cultural Affairs, Taoyuan. From Fugang Station, Triple Ponds, Bogonggang Park, Fugang Sports Park, along the railway, to TRA Fugang Vehicle Depot, it invited the artists to create their work and held the concerts and thematic activities to establish the festival of local Hakka humanistic and natural landscape, installation art and railway.
Welcome to Fugang for the railway trip. From Fugang Station, you can walk slowly in the village, enjoy the old houses, old bricks, old shops, local Hakka food, ride the bike, appreciate the art work, the wave in the rice field and the glistening light in the ponds. It is the romantic characteristics in Fugang.
Based on profound Hakka culture of Fugang, tradition interacts with new generation and they grow with the railway. People discover local unique life aesthetics, experience Fugang from daily life and appreciate Fugang through art.
In 2013, Taiwan Railways Administration founded automobile base in Fugang and it was the largest train maintenance factory of Asia. Taoyuan City Government implemented several landscape reconstruction projects with the bikeway and installed several pieces of public art work in public space and on the streets by the concept of public art village.
The first “Fugang Railway Arts Festival 2020” was hosted by Taoyuan City Government and undertaken by Department of Cultural Affairs, Taoyuan. From Fugang Station, Triple Ponds, Bogonggang Park, Fugang Sports Park, along the railway, to TRA Fugang Vehicle Depot, it invited the artists to create their work and held the concerts and thematic activities to establish the festival of local Hakka humanistic and natural landscape, installation art and railway.
Welcome to Fugang for the railway trip. From Fugang Station, you can walk slowly in the village, enjoy the old houses, old bricks, old shops, local Hakka food, ride the bike, appreciate the art work, the wave in the rice field and the glistening light in the ponds. It is the romantic characteristics in Fugang.
Based on profound Hakka culture of Fugang, tradition interacts with new generation and they grow with the railway. People discover local unique life aesthetics, experience Fugang from daily life and appreciate Fugang through art.
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