The community getting “Young”! Old and young tell stories together

At Dazhou Train Station in Yilan County, 78-year-old Grandpa Chen (陳爺爺) has walked away from his familiar life in the paddy fields to take up the role of tour guide. Standing in front of rows of photographs, Grandpa Chen tells the story of his home county, where he has lived for decades. It turns out that the exhibition’s creative idea came from a local youngster who spent her summer vacation taking photographs of community elders in and around Dazhou, snapping up the beauty of the area through the eyes of local residents. 

Dazhou Train Station was formerly one stop on Taiwan Sugar Railways’ (台灣糖業鐵路) extensive series of narrow gauge railways, the rail tracks of which are no longer visible today. It was not until a photography exhibition initiated by the director-general of the community association attracted a steady stream of visitors, that the train station began to see new life and forge a heartfelt link between the old and young in the community.

Through a combination of the photographic expertise of local youngsters and elderly residents’ profound understanding of the local area, the young and old of Dazhou have jointly pieced together a stunning array of wonderful memories from the local community. 

The community getting “Young”! Old and young tell stories together

URL:https://www.peopo.org/news/289669

(以下是中文對照)

社區Young起來！老少一同說故事

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宜蘭的大洲車站，78歲的陳爺爺踏出熟悉的農田，站在多幅照片前，當起導覽員，透過照片訴說著生活幾十年家鄉的故事。原來是當地青年利用暑假拿起相機跟著耆老們實地走訪大洲社區，透過觀景窗記錄每一個角落，詮釋自己家鄉的美麗。

大洲車站過去是五分火車的停靠站之一，當時的鐵道已不復見，直到協會總幹事號召居民，舉辦攝影展吸引人潮，才讓車站重新活絡起來，同時也連結了社區老少之間的情感。大洲社區藉助青少年的攝影專長，以及耆老對這片土地深厚的認識，老少攜手合作，拼湊出最美的社區記憶。