Pingtung ‘Your Shoot’–The story of Gong-He Military Village

This April, PeoPo’s ‘Your Shoot’ traveled south to Gong-He Military Village in Donggang Township, Pingtung County. Located in the center of Donggang, the military dependent’s village was used by Japanese naval air squadrons during Japan’s occupation of Taiwan. This leafy residential area acts as precious green lungs for the city and is valued as an area of important cultural heritage by both Taiwanese and Japanese scholars. 

Beginning in 2011, however, a series of regeneration works and road-widening projects have pushed Gong-He Village to crisis point. In a bid to protect the area and accompanying magnificent trees, people involved in the cultural scene have raised various activities. In addition, over the last few years, numerous citizen journalists have covered the story, bringing public attention to the issue. At this latest PeoPo ‘Your Shoot’ activity, which saw the participation of over 50 citizen journalists and many local residents, under the guidance of local volunteers, the story of Gong-He Village was brought to life through the power of the lens.  

Pingtung ‘Your Shoot’–The story of Gong-He Military Village
URL:http://www.peopo.org/news/238737 

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屏東踹拍 共和新村的故事

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PeoPo踹拍活動在今年4月中來到了南台灣屏東東港的共和新村。位在東港鎮中心的共和新村，是日治末期東港海軍航空隊官舍區，社區內綠蔭密佈，是珍貴的都市綠肺，其高度文化保存價值，也深受眾多國內與日籍學者的肯定。

然而從2011年開始，一連串的眷村宿舍改建以及道路拓寬工程，讓共和新村的宿舍岌岌可危，激起文化人士發起拯救眷村以及老樹的活動，並拍成多部公民新聞報導引發社會關注。這一次PeoPo踹拍在當地舉辦，有近50位公民記者與在地居民參加，在文史工作者的帶領下，大家一起用鏡頭來關心共和新村的故事。