We tend to use the ideal model in our hearts, emotionally identify cities and society, and then lament that in the rapidly changing Singapore, it is difficult to find our own "cultural home".An obvious example, many people look forward to Taiwan Eslite's expectations for Singapore.
I went to Penang earlier this month. This season, I went to the durian garden to taste Penang's many types of Durian back durian with a few friends.Every time I travel, I hope that it is not just food, shopping, and walking flowers. I always add some elements of cultural attractions and knowledge growth.
Since eating durian is the motivation for this journey, in addition to eating in the famous Cambolian Mountain back durian garden on Penang Island, it also crosses the Penang Bridge to Kuya Huadu Village, Weinan County, Penang.Go to visit the current popular black thorn durian, where it is the birthplace.Unexpectedly, the greatest satisfaction is not the appetite, but the supplementary historical and cultural knowledge.
On the street of Jawi, there is a Wu family house with a history of more than 140 years. The first owner of the house Wu Mingji's eldest son -in -law of Ji Family, one of the major families in Penang.Chaozhou people went south to Penang in the 19th century. They started with planting in this strait colonial land. The rich side established several large houses on this street.
If it is not for future generations to actively repair or rebuild, these private private houses with rich historical value are not taken care of, and it is easy to become deserted with the development of urban and towns.
In the past ten years, a group of enthusiastic folk organizations and interest groups in Penang, including architects, merchants, and professionals in different fields. They have fixed some buildings with their private power under the management of the government in no intention of managing the government.It is everywhere in the city of George, which is familiar with passengers.
Weinan claws that have not developed the tourism industry, rich local cultural resources have yet to be developed. In this regard, folk power is often greater than official.The restoration of the Wujia Mansion was initiated by Qiu Jishou, a 30 -year -old young man who was interested in folk history and antiques.
Qiu Jishou was originally a small businessman. For a while, he developed abroad. When he returned to his hometown, he always wanted to do something in local history and architectural restoration.He persuaded the descendants of the Wu family to rent him at a symbolic price. Today, the Wu family's mansion has an individual named "Xiaoyin".
Purchase tickets to visit. If the Singaporeans have consistent standards, the old house that is still underway is still not suitable for opening to the outside world.However, Qiu Jishou's enthusiastic commentary made up for the shortcomings of the hardware, but it made people have a guest experience of friends and hometown.
He took out historical photos like a few treasures, explained to me and three companions, the origin of the place name "claw Yi", and also introduced the story of several large families here during the Straits colonies.The change of culture in different periods.In contrast to the history of some old districts in Singapore, there are many similarities, but because of the national conditions, the two places showed a completely different city face.
I have no intention to use this to feel that this is the other person, or this is not the other.I understand the differences in survival conditions, social structure and political differences in New Malaysia. Let us take different paths.Singapore's land is limited and the urban changes are relatively rapid. When I remember history in the old buildings in Penang, the island country announced different renovation and reconstruction plans for several days.
Unfortunately, there are few resources and strengths in Singapore's folk. One of the major reasons I think the cost of doing things here is too high.support.
Our folk is not completely unsuccessful. It is more of a Singaporean with cultural feelings. In the collection of folk historical materials, trying to leave the memory of this crescent city, so that interested people can see history and see history.culture.
But the record is static, as if to see the displaying products across glass windows, you can follow the culture that follows and participate in the transformation in daily life, so as to have temperature and texture.Think further, everyone is yearning for a cultural home, especially when we are traveling, seeing other cities that have similar cultural emotions do with us, they will always be in mind, hoping that their societyIt can be the same.
We tend to use the ideal model in our hearts, emotionally identify cities and society, and then lament that in Singapore, which is rapidly changing, it is difficult to find our own "cultural homeland".An obvious example, many people look forward to Taiwan Eslite's expectations for Singapore.
Wu Yijie, chairman of Taiwan Eslite and Eslite Life, when she participated in the "Urban Reading Festival" last month, she repeatedly asked her when she opened an Eslite in Singapore.She really gave some considerations. After returning to Taiwan, she wrote This article was published in the United Morning Post on July 5.
She observed that the Singaporeans are a group of people who have been taken well by the government. "Such a material, diverse race and language, citizen education is popular, and everyone has a place to live and suffer.Occasionally rain, guarantee that there is no typhoon earthquake tornado ... Then what else does the people need? "
So she thinks that our expectations of Eslite for Eslite is actually an idea of "the context of Taiwan’ s society dependent on the Eslite ".Obtain healing, different individuals can get hospitality and tolerance.
She further analyzed that the reason why Taiwan has Eslite and a society where Eslite depends is because there are "chivalry" there.Publicity is not from political promotion, but the spontaneous folk.
After reading Wu Yanjie's article, I suddenly realized from the "official fans": Regardless of whether Taiwanese Eslite comes to Singapore, it should be a business decision, because a Taiwanese company cannot help us invest in Singapore for no reason for no reason.Cultural feeling ".
In other words, in this multicultural society in Singapore, we love and loyal to this country. At the same time, our cultural identity should be the mother culture and local rich historical heritage, material and spiritual life, and the lifestyle of institutional formation. TogetherFusion.
Eslite can give us some people who are familiar with and cherished the language and words, but that can only soothe the part of our missing part of the "cultural homeland". Eslite from Taiwan cannot be in a Singapore that does not like reading.Investment to help us meet the "cultural sense" of Singaporeans.
The early Chinese ancestors from the early south, because they had not received any educational, they got spiritual comfort through temples and worship.Now our cultural level is improved, and life is rich. Is there enough power and the spirit of the chivalry to create Singapore -style Eslite, or other forms of Chinese culture benchmarks?
We work hard in the Chinese media career in Singapore and will meet like -minded partners from time to time, but everyone is always worried about more people, and there are fewer people who use them.Eslite can not come because the market is not attractive enough, but we cannot abandon ourselves because the market is too small.
Singapore's cultural homeland requires us to maintain and irrigate together, visit our history to neighboring countries, or seek spiritual comfort from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
