A Living Tradition: News, Field Notes, and Research
Good cultural reporting records more than dates. It explains why a ritual happens, how a rock becomes sacred, and how an incense route continues in the present.
FieldworkRitual and communitySourcesGazetteers and liturgyTodayFilm and exchange
FIELD NOTES & NEWS02
Updates from Fanghu Rock, field notes on ritual practice, cross-strait pilgrimage, research, and the site's digital culture program.
专题 · 01
How a Sacred Landscape Is Made
Stories, inscriptions, gazetteers, and repeated ritual performance turn caves, rocks, trees, and temples into a cultural geography that can be visited and remembered.
专题 · 02
The Field Procession as a Moving Sacred Route
Around the summer solstice, the palanquin moves from temple to village and field. The route expresses hopes for harvest while organizing shared labor and community memory.
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RESEARCH
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Visual Study
A close reading of objects, materials, and visual conventions.
LANDSCAPE
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Sacred Geography
A place-based account linking narrative, memory, and landscape.