Abstract
New knowledge and technology brought about by globalization can be applied to revitalize local cultures in innovative ways. It can start with glocalization community design to sustain unique traditional events so as to energize the community. The paper proposes a study on designing assistive devices for exclusive palanquin carriers for a local religious event. Field investigation, questionnaire survey, and in-depth interviews were adopted to design appropriate assistive devices for palanquin carriers. This design used shoulder protectors to reduce the pain of the palanquin carriers. It is recommended that the palanquin carriers wear a shoulder protective vest with a protector applied to each shoulder to share the weight of the palanquin to maintain a good physical condition so as to facilitate the completion of the event. The task is to develop a protective vest that the palanquin carriers love to wear and will become the focus of attention in the detouring. The designed protective vest could attract more young people to participate in the event, that is how the aging problem could be solved. It is the first but important step to resolve the aging crisis of the event.
Highlights
There are few papers on Taiwan’s sacred palanquin
This paper focuses on the future of Taiwanese sacred palanquin, including its crisis and resolution, and pays special attention to the impact of the certain detour event of sacred palanquins on community development
The community design implemented is focused on the detour event of “Old Second Mazu Return to Her Mother’s Home” in Xitun District, Taichung City, Taiwan
Summary
There are few papers on Taiwan’s sacred palanquin. The only paper currently available is a master thesis of the Graduate School of Architecture and Historic Preservation, Taipei National University of the Arts in 2008. “Ambrosial palankeen” is synonymous with the sacred palanquin This master thesis, as its abstract said, “focuses on three dimensions of ambrosial palankeen: As traditional artwork, as architecture, and as a medium of religious beliefs.”. It is “an attempt to demonstrate the history and development of Taiwan’s ambrosial palankeen culture with an analysis of the palanquin’s spatial structure and features.” [1]. The focus of this master thesis is the history of Taiwan’s sacred palanquin. It is only the first but important step to resolve the aging crisis of the event
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