碩士 / 中原大學 / 文化資產研究所 / 97 / “In the history of architectural research, residential housing had always been a topic of intense focus. This is not only because residential housing is the most basic and prevalent part of architecture, it is also because residential housing is an indispensible product of an individual’s life. ” (Hsu Ming-Fu, 1990).
In terms of the pathways of historical development, “residential housing” is a mirror that directly reflects the culture of a human society. The meaning embodied by this vocabulary is precisely the medium that reflects contemporary social life and cultural development; to express and present the unique lifestyle of the land, and the environmental background of that location. Therefore, traditional rural housing is the basic living space most closely associated with people’s lives’ and accurately reflects the uniqueness and geographical identity of every region. Furthermore, in the construction of the houses, the master craftsmanship of the builders, passed on from generation to generation, is expressly manifested on traditional rural housing, meaning that they play an important role in recording the evolution of architecture in Taiwan.
Due to limiting geographical conditions, transportation to and from the Miaoli coastal areas in central Taiwan is often extremely inconvenient. Therefore, in the early years, materials are transported solely by manpower, making construction difficult. During the end of the Qing dynasty and the beginning of Japanese rule, there were light railways and north-south railroads, which alleviated traffic inconveniences, but did not improve the poverty of local industries. In particular, economic development in coastal Miaoli began at a slower rate in a relatively sparsely populated area. Or, perhaps it was because of the influence of factors such as ethnic relations between Min-nan and Hakka peoples, geographical limits, industrial development, lifestyles, and social changes, a practice of constructing local traditional rural housing gradually emerged.
Observing the protection and restoration of historical sites, historical buildings, and other cultural assets in recent years, there is a disparity between traditional craftsmen and the sources of their master craftsmanship. As the number of craftsmen decrease, and few people are ready to inherit their trade, the methods of constructing traditional rural housing may be fated to oblivion as time passes on. Therefore, this study focuses on “Miaoli coastal areas” and “traditional rural housing” as the topics of the study, and “master craftsman Li Yuanxing” and his “construction methods” as the subjects of research, to discover the pioneering development of coastal areas in Miaoli during his lifetime, relevant background in constructing traditional rural housing, and his motivations for engaging in the construction of traditional rural housing. Through discoveries of existing residential housing work done by master craftsman Li Yuanxing, the contents of his construction practices are separated into parts, categorized, and itemized according to changes in his role during construction processes. This 40-year history of changes in master craftsman Li Yuanxing’s construction practices is also compiled. We will analyze “factors influencing changes in master craftsman Li Yuanxing’s construction practices,” propose “noteworthy aspects of construction practices,” and refer to the contents of “backgrounds of traditional rural housing in coastal areas in Miaolo” and “master craftsman Li Yuanxing’s motivations to engaging on the construction of traditional rural housing,” to explore the relative relationship and mutual influences between master craftsman Li Yuanxing’s constructions and traditional rural housing in coastal areas in Miaoli.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TW/097CYCU5696002 |
| Date | January 2009 |
| Creators | Pei-Jung Lee, 李沛融 |
| Contributors | Chyn Shiue, 薛琴 |
| Source Sets | National Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations in Taiwan |
| Language | zh-TW |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | 學位論文 ; thesis |
| Format | 220 |
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