National parks are national representatives of natural resources or cultural assets, designated and managed by the central government. The purposes of a national park are to protect natural scenery, wildlife and historical relics unique to the country. http://np.cpami.gov.tw/english/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=10&Itemid=95 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:02:41 +0000 Website of National Parks of Taiwan en-gb http://np.cpami.gov.tw/english/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5721:-46-46thworldfest-houston&catid=43:taroko&Itemid=95 この度受賞した「樂・タロコ」は史上初の全篇を通してタロコ族の言葉で、古い調べの歌と語りを交えてタロコ族の生活と文化を記録したショートムービーです。ヒューストン国際映画祭はアメリカでも最も古く伝統のある映画祭のひとつで、今年は33カ国から4500部を越える作品がエントリーしてしのぎを削りました。その中から選ばれて受賞したことは、タロコ国立公園が映画という形で海外に認められたという点でタロコ族にとっても国立公園にとっても意義深いことだといえるでしょう。
「樂・タロコ」はタロコ族の文化の記録伝承を目的に国立公園が企画、楊湘文監督に制作を委託、二年かけてタロコ族に古くから伝わる歌と踊りで一族の移住、結婚、農耕などにまつわる独特の生活スタイルを記録、先祖から伝わる紋面、機織、蔓細工、口琴、木琴、狩猟などを映像に収録したものです。ストーリーの内容には厳しい考察を重ね登場人物は全員タロコ族の村落の住民を採用、ナレーションは全篇タロコ語で語るなど、タロコ族という台湾の貴重な文化遺産の記録と保存を図ると同時に海外に紹介することをも意図して制作されました。
タロコ国立公園処長曾偉宏は「タロコ族は大切な文化資産です。タロコ国立公園は今後も公園エリア内の文化の保存と維持に力を注ぐ方針です。今回の受賞の光栄はタロコ族のものです」と語りました。多くの人にタロコ族の文化を紹介するため、タロコ国立公園はDVD「樂・タロコ」の発行と同時にビジターセンター並び布洛湾管理ステーションにて団体観賞の予約をうけつけています。原住民の文化と花蓮の美しい自然を知るためにもぜひご利用ください。

原文：タロコ国立公園管理処ニュース
訳：李俐悅]]> npweb@cpami.gov.tw (npweb) Taroko Mon, 06 May 2013 11:57:00 +0000 http://np.cpami.gov.tw/english/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5720:taroko-national-park-headquarters-wins-a-bronze-medal-at-the-46th-worldfest-houston-with-echoing-taroko&catid=43:taroko&Itemid=95 EchoingTaroko is the first documentary to be made 100% in the Taroko’s native languageand to use musical technique to interpret the life and culture of the tribe andthe connotations of ancient tunes. WorldFest-Houston is one of the oldest filmfestivals in the US;this year over 4500 films from 33 countries took part and competition wasfierce.
Thefilm Echoing Taroko, commissioned by Taroko National Park Headquarters, has woninternational honors and acclaim. To preserve and pass on the essence of Tarokotribe culture, director Yang Xiang-wen was enlisted to make the film by TarokoNational Park Headquarters. The film was made over a two-year period and usestraditional music and dance to tell the story of the Taroko tribe, presentingimportant aspects of the tribe’s culture such as facial tattoos, fabricweaving, rattan weaving, mouth harp, the xylophone and hunting etc. The contentis based on careful research and each traditional Taroko tune tells the storyof the early migration of the tribe’s ancestors, and marriage and farming andother everyday but extraordinary aspects of life. All the performers in the filmare residents of Taroko villages and the narration is all in Taroko language,the film truly recording and preserving one of Taiwan’s precious cultural assetsas well as taking the opportunity to introduce Taroko culture to the world.
Taroko National Park Headquarters Director Tseng Wei-hung said that theTaroko tribe is a valuable asset of the nation so we should do our best topreserve culture in the park; the winning of these awards by Echoing Taroko has made the film thepride of the tribe. To allow more people to understand the Taroko tribe’sculture and to promote it, Taroko National Park is, inaddition to issuing Echoing Taroko onDVD, also taking group bookings for showings of the film at the park headquarters’ visitor center and Buluowan ServiceStation. It is hoped that this fine documentary will help more people take aninterest in aborigine culture and that they will visit to see the beautifulscenery of Hualien for themselves.

News issued by TarokoNational Park Headquarters
Translated by Kevin Lax]]> npweb@cpami.gov.tw (npweb) Taroko Mon, 06 May 2013 11:47:18 +0000 http://np.cpami.gov.tw/english/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5599:presenting-taroko-tribe-culture-with-song-drama-official-publication-of-echoing-taroko&catid=43:taroko&Itemid=95 npweb@cpami.gov.tw (npweb) Taroko Mon, 04 Feb 2013 03:48:00 +0000 http://np.cpami.gov.tw/english/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5598:new-demonstration-of-energy-saving-and-carbon-reducing-high-mountain-facility-in-national-park-application-for-banan-mountain-house-begins-on-february-1&catid=46:sheipa&Itemid=95 npweb@cpami.gov.tw (npweb) Sheipa Mon, 04 Feb 2013 03:47:10 +0000 http://np.cpami.gov.tw/english/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5597:snow-season-traffic-control-on-mt-hehuan-begins-from-january-1-to-february-28&catid=43:taroko&Itemid=95 npweb@cpami.gov.tw (npweb) Taroko Mon, 04 Feb 2013 03:46:15 +0000 http://np.cpami.gov.tw/english/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5596:-taroko-national-park-to-further-promote-environmental-education-courses-after-passing-epas-environmental-education-facility-accreditation&catid=43:taroko&Itemid=95 Environmental education is one of the goals of national parks. The tall mountains, rift valley, and hanging cliff landforms; the rich fauna and flora ranging from the tropical to the temperate climates; the historical and cultural relics since the prehistoric period; along with the valuable Taroko Tribe culture, ancient trails, footpaths, tourist attractions, visitor center, and exhibitions, all these have provided the park with perfect resources and facilities for promoting environmental education. Therefore, the park organizes every year different kinds of environmental education activities and courses for different people. The park also offers environmental education courses to elementary and high schools in Hualien. Over the years, the park has cultivated countless environmental education talents and accumulated rich experience in environmental education.
]]> npweb@cpami.gov.tw (npweb) Taroko Mon, 04 Feb 2013 03:45:13 +0000 http://np.cpami.gov.tw/english/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5595:new-life-for-traditional-weaving-of-taroko-tribe-taroko-visitor-center-to-display-creative-weavings-by-students-of-jiamin-elementary-school&catid=43:taroko&Itemid=95 npweb@cpami.gov.tw (npweb) Taroko Mon, 04 Feb 2013 03:44:40 +0000 http://np.cpami.gov.tw/english/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5594:national-park-digital-archives-hold-time-and-spread-heritage-prize-event-begins&catid=98:others&Itemid=95 npweb@cpami.gov.tw (npweb) others Mon, 04 Feb 2013 03:43:12 +0000 http://np.cpami.gov.tw/english/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5593:ynph-to-display-at-the-visitor-center-the-63-award-winning-works-of-2012-yangmingshan-national-park-wildlife-ecology-photograph-contest&catid=47:yangmingshan&Itemid=95 npweb@cpami.gov.tw (npweb) Yangmingshan Mon, 04 Feb 2013 03:42:33 +0000 http://np.cpami.gov.tw/english/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5592:shakadang-trail-to-reopen-to-the-3rd-sightseeing-platform-since-900-on-3-january-2013&catid=43:taroko&Itemid=95 Shakadang Trail is a scenic landscape with the highest accessibility in Taroko National Park and the closet one to the Taroko Visitor Center. As the trail is gentle, the water running beneath is clear, the stone reflections in the water are gorgeous, and the local fauna and flora is comprehensive, the trail has become one of the popular scenic spots in Taroko and must-visit attraction of visitors. According to TNPH, in consideration of the visitor safety and re-construction progress, the entire trial will be re-opened after it is completely recovered, the acceptance inspection is completed, and safety is assured. The TNPH is sorry for all inconveniences caused and will notify the public over the TNPH website when the entire trial re-opens.
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