11 Penghu schools participate in promoting parasol spinning

 At Taiwanese temples or when Chinese gods are being paraded, one may witness the fascinating sight of people spinning parasols in their hands. This is an important part of traditional Chinese culture and something that Penghu County plan to vigorously promote.  The county applied to the National Culture and Arts Foundation for funding, and now has 11 classes from kindergarten to university all actively studying. Students have already been engaged in study for several months and sincerely hope that this beautiful traditional art can be saved from fading into obscurity, and become a special characteristic of Penghu.

Penghu schools participate in promoting parasol spinning

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(以下為中英文對照)

澎湖推展涼傘11校參與傳承

在台灣的廟會或是神明出巡時，經常可以看到有人拿著旋轉的涼傘開路，這項傳統文化技藝，澎湖縣打算大力推展。他們向國家文化藝術基金會申請了經費，現在在澎湖，從幼稚園到大學，總共有11個學校一起在推展。學員們已經練習了好幾個月，希望能將涼傘技藝保存下來，並發揚光大，日後成為澎湖的文化特色。

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