"Singing for the New Year has no cost for marrying a wife. I bury the stool and tell my grandmother that my grandmother will not speak for another year." The folk song culture is gradually declining and it is worthy of conservation.
The Secretary for Development, Wong Wai-lun, published a blog stating that the Lantau Conservation Fund approved 18 projects in the first round, among which the "Reshaping Shuikou" project inherited the local life of Shuikou, and preserved the folk songs and historical stories of Shuikou Village with a history of more than 300 years.
Folk song culture only survives, but in Shuikou Village, Lantau Island, there are still mothers-in-laws who know how to sing.
Huang Weilun shared the story of the villager Chi Di on his blog today (5th). He pointed out that Shuikou Village has a history of hundreds of years. I want to marry a wife. There is no cost. I told my grandmother to bury the stool. My grandmother will not speak for another year.” The villager Xu Dedi sang with a round head saying, “The hand is used for saving money, and the shoulders are used for road trips. In chaos, there is no leisure to weave young hemp."
Folk song word of mouth team members said to speed up the record: otherwise the memory will disappear over time
Li Yingshi, a member of the recording team, had already started working in the village four years ago. He mentioned that singing folk songs was passed down by word of mouth, and the recording work should be speeded up, otherwise the memory would disappear over time.
This project has also recently received funding from the Lantau Conservation Fund.
"Reshaping the Shuikou" project witnesses the overview of past agricultural activities
Another project of "Reshaping the Shuikou" was in charge of Zhong Hongliang, a professor at the School of Architecture of the Chinese University. The restoration of the old building includes a three-level historical building with a "golden roof" stone house. After restoration, it will be used by the villagers as a life and cultural center; and the other area The very small structure called "Heliao" was used to store agricultural tools and straw when the villagers were farming. After the restoration of the "Heliao", it will become a farming cooperative, which can be used to introduce the story of the water mouth and the concept of re-cultivation Wait and serve as one of the scenic spots to witness the overview of the agricultural activities of Shuikou in the past.
The first round of applications for the $1 billion Lantau Conservation Fund received enthusiastic response
The Government’s "2018 Policy Address" announced the establishment of a billion-dollar "Lantau Conservation Fund" to promote and support the conservation of Lantau. In the first round of applications, 18 projects were successfully funded.
Fang Xuecheng, director of the Sustainable Lantau Office, said that the Lantau Conservation Fund was established last year and accepted the first round of applications. The response was very positive.
The fund has three categories, namely conservation management agreement projects, research projects, and education and participation projects. The approved projects cover multiple areas of natural and cultural conservation, including different natural habitats and biology, rural activation, rural traditions, and history. In terms of culture, environmental education, etc., projects are also spread across many places in the north and south of Lantau.
Lantau Conservation Fund accepts new round of applications later this month
The Chairman of the Fund Advisory Committee Liang Meiyi said that the committee will approve the project according to four major criteria, including the project’s contribution to the conservation of Lantau, the quality of the plan, the implementation capacity of the project sponsor, and whether the budget applied for is reasonable. Of course, it will also consider the project’s budget. Factors such as originality.
The fund will start accepting a new round of applications later this month.
The Environmental Protection Fund approved 9 applications for South Lantau Nature Conservation grants involving nearly $9 million in public funds. The government plans to build a 100-kilometer-long round island hiking trail on Lantau Island to build the first ecological coastline in Tung Chung