Chenglong Wetland Umsitho Wobugcisa Bendalo Esingqongileyo by Yunlin County Government

Chenglong Wetland Umsitho Wobugcisa Bendalo Esingqongileyo by Yunlin County Government is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Ibhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award in Uyilo lweMisitho kunye neZiganeko Competition Category.

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Chenglong Wetland Umsitho Wobugcisa Bendalo Esingqongileyo

by Yunlin County Government

Client: Yunlin County Government

Ibhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award Winner in Umsitho Category

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The Design

About Chenglong Wetland Umsitho Wobugcisa Bendalo Esingqongileyo

IChenglong Wetland ngumsitho wobugcisa bendalo esingqongileyo obanjelwa eYunlin, eTaiwan. Kwilali yaseChenglong, ukukhutshwa ngokugqithisileyo kwamanzi angaphantsi komhlaba kwabangela ukutshona komhlaba kunye nokungena kwamanzi olwandle emasimini, nto leyo eyadala umgxobhozo. Ukususela ngo-2010, amagcisa aseTaiwan nawaphesheya asebenzisene nabahlali ukwakha imisebenzi yobugcisa yokufakelwa besebenzisa izinto zasekuhlaleni. Ngo-2022, itheko lobugcisa eliqukuqelayo lafudusela ubugcisa bomboniso kwindalo esingqongileyo, kwaye itafile yokutya ehambelana nendalo yanikezela ngezidlo ezenziwe ngezithako zasekuhlaleni zexesha lonyaka. Lo msitho uphakamisa ingqwalasela kwimiba yokusingqongileyo kwaye uxhasa uqoqosho lwasekuhlaleni.

The Recognition

About the Ibhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award

Chenglong Wetland Umsitho Wobugcisa Bendalo Esingqongileyo ngumphumeleli weIbhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award, ukuqatshelwa okuhlonitshwayo ngokungaqhelekanga okunikwa imiyilo yomgangatho ophezulu, entle nechukumisayo. Abaphumeleleyo beSilivere ziimveliso ezikhazimlayo kakhulu nezidala kakhulu ezibonisa ubungcali obuphawulekayo, italente nobukrelekrele babayili bazo. Chenglong Wetland Umsitho Wobugcisa Bendalo Esingqongileyo iyathenjwa ukuba ibe ngumsebenzi omhle womzekelo, onobungcali obuphawulekayo nezinto ezintsha ezinzulu. Lo myilo uphumeleleyo weIbhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award yimveliso ebonakalayo kakhulu, ethandwayo enceda kwaye inyusa imida yobugcisa, inzululwazi, uyilo kunye nobuchwephesha. Chenglong Wetland Umsitho Wobugcisa Bendalo Esingqongileyo yimveliso enomona omkhulu kuyo evusa iinqwenelo, izisa iimvakalelo ezintle kwaye ivuselela ukumangaliswa nokumangala.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: In Chenglong Village, over-extraction of groundwater has resulted in land subsidence and seawater intrusion in farmlands. The government brought public attention to environmental issues through environmental art and artistic activities, thus boosting the local economy and turning the place into a sustainable art village with “ecological conservation and artistic and cultural roots”.
Dimensions & Packaging: The Chenglong Wetland covers a total area of about 171 hectares. The government and the cultural team have invited artists from home and abroad to create environmental artworks together with the residents through an art initiative, creating the largest environmental art gallery in Taiwan.
Production Technology: The government combined the environment and art to raise attention toward environmental issues and create a sustainable art village with “ecological conservation and artistic and cultural roots”.

1. International Exchange:In 2010, the government invited artists from around the world to move in, use local natural resources, and create installation art pieces jointly with local residents.
2.Holding Art Seasons:Exhibitions of environmental art were held regularly from 2010.
3.Transformation of Art Festival:A Flowing Feast of Art was held in 2022 to move performance arts out of the theater and into the natural environment.
The eco-dining table event presented dishes made from local seasonal ingredients.
4. Eco-Dining Table:Specialized food and drink made from local seasonal ingredients.
Design Challenge: 1.The constant over-extraction of groundwater and the extreme climate in Chenglong Village has resulted in land subsidence and seawater intrusion, flooding 60% of the farmlands and forming a wetland.
2.The population has dropped by 40% from 1,600 in 1986 due to the loss of industries, leaving only about 500 people, of whom more than 40% are elderly.
3.The government uses environmental art as a tool for wetland protection and local culture promotion, responding to environmental issues through artistic interpretation, thereby connecting with the international community and revitalizing local culture and local vitality.
Research: The Chenglong Wetland demonstrates local participation in public affairs. Residents and international artists collaborate to create environmentally friendly installation art from local materials. The art festival and eco-dining table have opened up new possibilities for local industries. Over the past ten years, the government has worked hard to build up residents' sense of identity toward their hometown and their confidence in it to draw attention to environmental issues, show the influence of creativity and environmental education, and promote sustainable development.
Inspiration: The Chenglong Wetland is located on the coast of Taiwan, where the over-extraction of groundwater has resulted in land subsidence and seawater intrusion on farmlands. The village has lost its vitality due to massive rural flight, aging, and economic recession.

In 2010, the government launched an environmental art project and invited artists from around the world to move in, use the local natural resources, and create environmental installation art pieces jointly with the local residents. A Flowing Feast of Arts, which was held in 2022, moved performance arts out of the theater and into the natural environment, where the vitality of Chenglong Wetland was manifested. The eco-dining table event promoted the local industry with dishes made from seasonal local ingredients.

The two-day event attracted 5,000 participants and generated a tourism economy worth NT$2,500,000 despite the tourism downturn caused by the pandemic. The combination of ecology and art brought public attention to environmental issues, brought new hope to the Chenglong Wetland, created a local economic boost, and became a sustainable art village with “ecological conservation and artistic and cultural roots”.
Project Duration: Launched on September 2022 in Taiwan Yunlin
Operation Flow: Purpose: Artistic action to revitalize the wetland into a sustainable art village.
Method: To create a theater-style art event through artistic action, environmental art, and performance art.
Results: Environmental and artistic symbiosis, greater environmental awareness, and economic boost.
Team Members: Yunlin County Government:Chang, Li-Shan. Chen, Pi-Chun. Chen, Shih-Hsun. Wu, Hsiu-Mei / Tai-Jih Percussion Group:Chang, Cheng-Yuan / Vitality_circus_art Chao, Tun-Yi / Lee, Kuei-Chih / ChengLong Community Development Association / Kuan Shu Educational Fondation / Uvisual Communication