In the hopes of encouraging people to read and write in their native tongues, the New Taiwanese Cultural Foundation has compiled a book titled This Is Our Land: Essays in Local Dialects. The book is a compilation of works written in Mandarin Chinese, Hoklo, Hakka, and Aboriginal languages — transliterated into Chinese characters and phonetic symbols — by 50 writers, namely Wu Sheng, Liu Ke-shiang, A-sheng, Jiao Tung, Wang Chao-hua, A-hi, Huang Jin-lian, Hu Ming-hua, Fan Wen-fang, Chiang Yun, Chiang Feng-chu, Walis Nokan, Syman Raponga, Liglave A-wu, Sun Ta-chuan, and others. They have used various dialects to express their profound love and passion for this land of Taiwan.
In addition to the essays, the foundation has organized a photography competition and exhibition called “Majestic Vistas of My Homeland,” to appreciate literary writings about Taiwan — its land and its people — and enjoy photographs inspired by the writings. The exhibition is underway at Taipei’s Kishu An Forest of Literature and will run until Oct. 23.
(Liberty Times, translated by Lin Ya-ti)
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為持續鼓勵母語書寫與閱讀，新台灣人文教基金會編選《鬥陣寫咱的土地：母語地誌散文集》，集結以華語、台灣閩南語、客語、原住民漢語書寫的五十多位作家，囊括吳晟、劉克襄、阿盛、焦桐、王昭華、陳廷宣、黃勁連、胡明華、范文芳、江昀、姜鳳珠、瓦歷斯‧諾幹、夏曼‧藍波安、利格拉樂‧阿女烏、孫大川等作家，用不同語種，書寫出對台灣這塊土地的深情。
除了文字之外，基金會也企劃「我的母土‧風情萬種」攝影比賽與展覽，不但可以從閱讀書寫看見台灣的土地深情，也可以看見台灣的秀麗景緻。展覽正在台北紀州庵文學森林展出，展期至十月二十三日止。
（自由時報記者趙靜瑜）
Photo: Lin Ya-ti, Taipei Times
照片：台北時報記者林亞蒂
Photo: Lin Ya-ti, Taipei Times
照片：台北時報記者林亞蒂
Photo: Lin Ya-ti, Taipei Times
照片：台北時報記者林亞蒂
Photo: Lin Ya-ti, Taipei Times
照片：台北時報記者林亞蒂
Photo: Lin Ya-ti, Taipei Times
照片：台北時報記者林亞蒂
Photo: Lin Ya-ti, Taipei Times
照片：台北時報記者林亞蒂
Photo: Lin Ya-ti, Taipei Times
照片：台北時報記者林亞蒂
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