{"id":3530,"date":"2022-09-09T16:57:45","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T08:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sustainability.npust.edu.tw\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=3530"},"modified":"2023-01-06T13:58:02","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T05:58:02","slug":"npust-and-forestry-bureau-host-sotoyama-market-in-forest-park","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/sustainability.npust.edu.tw\/en\/news\/npust-and-forestry-bureau-host-sotoyama-market-in-forest-park\/","title":{"rendered":"NPUST and Forestry Bureau Host \u201cSotoyama Market\u201d in Forest Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Pingtung Forestry Bureau and National Pingtung University of Science and Technology (NPUST) jointly organized the \u201cLinhousilin Forest Park Sotoyama Market\u201d, which was open from the Mid-Autumn Festival weekend (9\/9~10) straight through to Sept 25<sup>th<\/sup>. On the first day, the director of the Pingtung District Forest Management Office, Rui-Fen Yang, and the NPUST Vice-President, Chao-Lin Tuan, presided over the opening ceremony. Around 50 stalls were set up at the market by \u201cNatural and Cultural Ecology Scenic Area\u201d vendors from the Shenshan Tribe and Ali Tribe, small eco-farm operators, and vendors who specialize in cuisine or handmade crafts. Visitors to the market could also register on-site to participate in DIY \u201cunder forest economic activities\u201d, such as beeswax cloth plant dyeing and handmade candle and handmade utensil making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pingtung District Forest Management Office director Rui-Fen Yang said, \u201cevery year the Linhousilin Forest Park receives more than 400 thousand visitors. We hope that through the market we can promote the symbiosis of people and nature, encourage eco-friendly economic activity, spread Sotoyama principles and make vibrant use of the park area. In order to spread awareness of good local products and foods, venders who apply these principles to their products were invited to be part of this activity\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>National Pingtung University of Science and Technology Vice-President Chao-Lin Tuan pointed out that \u201cin the past, forests were cut down for wood; but now people are bringing into play a diversity of values from the forest \u2013 the success of the Linhousilin Forest Park is representative of this. And it has become a place where many people choose to go on their days off\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>University representatives and a number of related government officials were present for the opening, bringing attention to the cause and offering related guidance. A Shenshan Community music and dance troupe, ASYAMIA!, and a young singer from the Talamakua Tribe, Ba Junjie, gave live performances. As did several street performers, including the Tiger Opera troupe, \u201cMr. Catcard\u201d, and a group of Tsugaru-jamisen musicians, the \u201cTaiwan Miyabi Shamisen\u201d. The music and dancing attracted both young and old and added to the lively market atmosphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the duration of the market, every afternoon between 2:00 and 3:00, DIY activities were held to introduce \u201cunder forest\u201d economic products such as beeswax dyeing cloth, Wutai honey utensils, and handmade candles. The activities were designed to raise awareness of Under Forest Economies and help the public gain a better understanding of eco-friendly production. For the full duration of the event, the Pingtung Forest Management Office and NPUST welcomed the public to come and experience food, fun, music and craftsmanship\u2014all while taking in the natural environment and experiencing the eco-friendly approaches to production, first hand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3542,"template":"","genre":[],"colleges":[54],"visions":[32],"sdgs":[18,21,22],"class_list":["post-3530","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","colleges-administrative-unit","visions-blue-economy","sdgs-decent-work-and-economic-growth","sdgs-sustainable-cities-and-communities","sdgs-responsible-consumption-and-production"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sustainability.npust.edu.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/3530","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sustainability.npust.edu.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sustainability.npust.edu.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sustainability.npust.edu.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/3530\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sustainability.npust.edu.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sustainability.npust.edu.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"genre","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sustainability.npust.edu.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/genre?post=3530"},{"taxonomy":"colleges","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sustainability.npust.edu.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/colleges?post=3530"},{"taxonomy":"visions","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sustainability.npust.edu.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/visions?post=3530"},{"taxonomy":"sdgs","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sustainability.npust.edu.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sdgs?post=3530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}