Matters Newcomer - First Encounter with Yilan

This article was recorded on 2019.04.12, and it surfaced due to sorting out old articles. In addition, I came to live in Yilan for my first job. I felt that it was related to that encounter to some extent. I hope to record various experiences of living and living alone in different places on matter, and I also want to share more personal observations and experiences about rural areas and places. Please give us more advice.

Unprofessional Field Records with Scientific Projects in Farmland in Shengou Village, Yuanshan, Yilan

Whenever I go to an unfamiliar place, I always have a floating sense of unrest. After I went to the Taipei transfer station, I took the passenger bus to Yilan (I always resisted the passenger transport before). After exiting the snow tunnel, I could see the farmland and the house intertwined. In front of the view, I took the urban bus from the Yilan transfer station and arrived at Shengou Elementary School in about 20 minutes. The intruder stepped into other people's land. The interesting thing in the countryside is that he seems to be the same, but unexpectedly it is not the same thing. The scenery seen in Changhua is more obvious in contrast.

◎Deep ditch room

Most of the means of transportation in the deep ditch are bicycles. In a small village, in addition to passing through the rice fields as far as the eye can see, the most inconceivable thing may be the illegal and gorgeous buildings (commonly known as farmhouses) that seem to be inexplicably integrated. There will be the illusion that you are doing a residential reading catalog (every building is fleeting and dazzling), although the purpose of this visit is to further understand friendly agriculture, it is distracted by these exaggerated real estate, a building. The ridge grows well in the farmland with good mountains and good water. The superior traffic location of Shengou and the beautiful scenery make this area almost the highest density of farmhouses in Yilan. Occasionally, I wonder if the relationship between these houses and the surrounding farmland is close or broken?

◎Water in deep ditch

In the four days, Tiangongbo gave us good weather. When the sun is clear, we can clearly see the mountain scenery and sparkling water patterns. Regardless of the size of the water conservancy irrigation and drainage systems, we still maintain clear water sources, and various species in the water can be seen at night Fishing is revealed at the same time as daytime fishing. I dedicate many of my first experiences in the countryside to Shengou, from catching fish with a net to finally serving it as cooking. It actually happened in real life. I saw the owner of the Yongqing grocery store put the cage and house where the eel was caught in the ditch. In front of the laundry pit, at that moment, it felt that life was actually very close to water, and we were astonished as if we were new to the world. I heard from Grandpa Chen that the large and small drainage ditches are cleaned regularly every year. Although the planning is perfect, there are many small eyebrows. Are cement ditches, ridges, farmhouse foundations and asphalt roads suitable for waterways? The water surface of the springs In the past 20 to 30 years, it has also declined a lot. Where will the society that is separated from water and farmers eventually go? When you look at the clear water at the bottom of the ditch, will there be an answer when you sing a song? (Steal the choking of Invincible Destruction King II)

◎ Deep groove snails

In order to pick up Fushou snails, I stepped into the field with bare feet for the first time, and a strange emotion emerged when I stepped into the field. Occasionally, I would feel a tingling sensation from the soles of my feet because I stepped on the shells of the snails in the field, and my feet immersed in the paddy fields were wet Walking slowly in the soil, I saw Fushou snails immediately pick them up and put them in the snail picking bag, or when they met the eggs of Fushou snails clinging to the wall and on the seedlings, they crushed them with the attitude of the Big Dipper bursting orange fists, leaving a slippery residue. The tactile residue (it is said to have cosmetic effects), and these picked up snails have several ways to be executed, 1. Directly smashed 2. Put into the machine and smashed into feed 3. Leave the water source and expose to the sun , In addition, in addition to picking up snails by local steelmaking, there are other types of arrest methods. Placing other food sources in the field is one of the methods. On the first day, I saw cabbage leaves floating in the field (the leaves will gather snails), and coarse bran is the private delicacy of snails. Fushou snail itself is not lethal to me (seedling killer), but the densely arranged eggs make me feel that there is no soup. (Although I said this, I still bought the postcards of Fushou snails made by Tian Wenshe)

◎Farmers in deep ditch

The understanding of Fushou snails this trip is a small part, and the other part is friendly agriculture that covers a wider range. Shengou is a village with a high density of friendly small farmers. Although there is no exact data to show that the current friendly fields account for about the total arable land. One-tenth of the area, inevitably still has to be neighbors with the conventional fields. The meaning of friendly agriculture is relatively diverse compared to organic agriculture. There may be many attempts in the same village, from planting various species in the same area to improving soil quality from the soil or sharing agricultural machinery. All have become friendly At the same time, it will face the influence of pesticides or irrigation water in the adjacent fields, which in turn involves the current situation of the distribution of leased land and friendly fields. The results of the overlay map probably show these broken and difficult situations. . For consumers, buying friendly or organic is the concept of buying at the same time. Except for those who have the ability to consume, those who are excluded can only choose after being selected by the market. also pulled.

◎ people in deep ditch

This time, the event was organized by the "Scientific Project in Farmland". During the process, people who performed their respective duties in the deep ditch land were introduced. What most of them had in common was that they were not "local people" in theory. However, with these years of hard work in Shengou, we have learned about the hydrology, Tianwen, and humanities of Shengou. The boundary between local and non-local may not be so absolute. Except for the chairman of the Community Development Association and Grandpa Chen, this time, I was unable to have more direct contact with the local residents. While wondering what these residents think about the people who moved in, they also think about the old and new generations (in terms of age and region). ) how the intersection (union, difference, and mutual exclusion XD are too many) are transferred to each other here.

A very interesting point is whether the actions and inactions on the ground indirectly affect the interaction between the two parties. The use of space and the composition of the people inside also shape a kind of bilateral standing and bilateral watching. This is similar to the previous one. Differences found after comparing the communities that have been visited.

Thank you Fangyi, Yihan, Yanling (+ two cute children), they are always able to give information and accept opinions freely when they get along, lead and guide discussions without shyness, and fully give space and suggestions; The little team members, although there was a dispute (?) due to the running water table and karaoke, but I like the atmosphere where everyone throws their ideas out together.

Taiwan is so small, but there are very few places where you can get connected in your lifetime. The information before entering Shengou mainly comes from Tian Wenshe and various related fan clubs. Holding these rare information on the Internet, I hope to have a glimpse of Shengou’s appearance. , the stay is very short, and a lot of information pops into my mind. How do we alien species (?) view this place, or how to let more people know that a place like the countryside has scenery worth staying. Buried in layers of various issues.

I am still thinking about where I should stand and what to do, but I always feel that my current self has no corresponding ability to support anything.

I met a lot of people in a short period of time, although I couldn't deal with everyone due to my poor social skills. Thank you to all those who participated. The vision of entering the countryside has changed with the interaction with people again and again.