Chinshan sculpts a new image

Dawn uses specialized metals such as weather-resistant steel (耐候鋼), and granite in his art. He also compares the softness and nobility of the equine body with that of a woman, and has been moved by this to work on images of mounted knights for the last 20 years.

The art created by Wang Wen-chi（王文志）carries a strong sentimental value for many who recall their childhood days. He has designed a gigantic shrimp trap (捕蝦容器) which will lie on the lawn of the Huanggang Fisherman's Park. Wang, an independent artist for more than 10 years, mostly uses vines and wood in his work. On this occasion, he has incorporated copper rods to create a 10 x 2 x 2m shrimp trap that is large enough for an adult to walk into and feel what it is like to be trapped inside. It will also be a playground apparatus for the children living in Huanggang.

Chinshan remains a quiet coastal township fringed by fishing villages. Yet, its landscape is in effect changing fast when some of the most important art and culture centers in Taiwan have established themselves there. The most important to date is the Juming Museum, which continues to attract large numbers of tourists every year. Next to the museum is Dhama Drum Mountain (法鼓山), a major Buddhist study center in Taiwan, and there is also the ChinPaoSan Cemetery (金寶山), where pop singer Theresa Teng (鄧麗君) is buried.

With all of these major points of interest, plus quite a number of new hot spring resort hotels being built, Chinshan may hold a great potential to develop itself into a northern cultural town. Local residents such as Shih and town mayor, Yiu Tsong-yi (游忠義) are confident that the sculpture exhibition is one more small step toward achieving a brighter future for the township.