Magang Fishing Village's Century-Old Stone Houses: Can "Provisional Historic Site" Status Hold Off Development? The Disappearing Fishing Village 02

(Continued from previous article) Recently, cultural assets at the Liu Family Historic House in Renwu, Kaohsiung, the Jiaoxi Catholic Church in Yilan, and the Madou Electric Theater in Tainan have been damaged or become subjects of controversy, once again making the Cultural Heritage Preservation Act a focus of public attention, and sparking social discussion about the mechanisms for identifying and protecting cultural assets. Magang Fishing Village in Gongliao, New Taipei City, is also facing a development company buying up land on a large scale and demanding that residents demolish their houses and return the land. To defend the century-old stone house cluster and the fishing culture, a movement to protect "cultural assets" is now underway.

The Disappearing Fishing Village 01"When a Developer Buys Magang Fishing Village: The Vanishing Sea Women and Century-Old Stone Houses

Note: Unlike the Satoyama Initiative, the concept of "Satoumi" proposed by Professor Tetsuo Yanagi of Kyushu University in Japan aims to create a symbiotic relationship between people and the coastal environment. Through human adaptation to life with the sea, knowledge and culture are formed, which in turn sustain the diversity and sustainable use of marine ecological resources.