The Forest City Association spread the message on Facebook that "the Zuoying Naval Military Village is about to lift the protection of cultural assets, demolish houses, and destroy trees", and launched a joint rescue operation.

(Retrieved from Forest City Association Facebook)

[Reporter Su Funan / Kaohsiung Report] Forest City Association disseminated information on Facebook that "the Zuoying Naval Military Village will soon lift the protection of cultural assets, demolish houses, and destroy trees" and other information, and launched a rescue joint action. Tomorrow (14th) morning A press conference was held at the Military Academy Road, Zuoying District; the Gao City Cultural Bureau issued a clarification press release today, sternly refuting the message’s speculation and misleading speculation, emphasizing that Zuoying Naval Military Dependents Village Cultural Landscape Area is conducting a district-wide review, and all the old trees in the district have been Carry out investigation records, and in the future, the old trees will be integrated into the old and new and the private resources will be introduced for activation.

The Cultural Affairs Bureau pointed out that the Zuoying Naval Military Dependents Village has a total area of ​​59 hectares and was registered as a cultural landscape in 2010. Although the city government has promoted the "residence instead of protection" plan, the scale and speed are limited. There are still more than 900 households to be repaired. It has become a local consensus to accelerate the activation of old military dependents' villages.

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The Cultural Affairs Bureau said that in order to respond to social expectations and accelerate the revitalization and development of the Zuoying Naval Dependents’ Village, the Cultural Affairs Bureau specially hired Professor Chen Qiren from Kaohsiung University as the chief planner for the revitalization and regeneration of the cultural landscape of the Zuoying Naval Dependents’ Village. In the overall review of the whole district, in addition to the provisions and spirit of the Culture and Capital Law, the principles of preservation, management and maintenance are also appropriately adjusted in response to factors such as changes in the times and the environment and the current state of preservation. The relevant inspection results will be submitted to the Gao City Cultural Landscape Review Committee for deliberation.

Chen Qiren said that the Zuoying Naval Dependents' Village is rich in humanities and history and has excellent location conditions. The introduction of private resources for activation is a necessary development direction. Only by integrating the old principles of landscape coordination and optimizing the overall cultural landscape can the preservation and regeneration of military dependents’ villages be achieved.

The Cultural Affairs Bureau also collects public opinion through personal visits and public hearings. After consulting scholars and experts, local governors, parliamentarians, and groups, they all hope to preserve the important elements of military villages (textures, old trees, important buildings, military fire-fighting facilities, etc.) etc.), the coexistence of new and old landscapes, the supplementation of insufficient public facilities (increasing community activity centers, public trusts, public children, long-term care, social housing, etc.), and strengthening the transportation network, etc., the Cultural Affairs Bureau will refer to the relevant opinions. Re-development direction.

The Cultural Affairs Bureau sternly refuted the Forest City Association's message that "the Zuoying Naval Military Village is about to lift the protection of cultural assets, demolish houses, and destroy trees", saying that the tree protection group should check with the competent authorities first, and should not make assumptions and make assumptions that are not related to the culture. The simulated picture cards of landscape activation confuse the audience and spread false information.

The Cultural Affairs Bureau emphasized that the Zuoying Naval Military Dependents Village has not removed or reduced the cultural landscape, and the revitalization of cultural assets is the biggest consensus in the society at present. And related cultural groups panic, the old trees in the original cultural landscape area have been investigated and recorded, and in the future, the old trees will be incorporated into the old and the new will be brought in and activated by private resources.

The Zuoying Naval Residence, which is yet to be revitalized and developed.

(Provided by Gao City Cultural Bureau)

The Zuoying Naval Military Village has a total area of ​​59 hectares and was registered as a cultural landscape in 2010.

(Provided by Gao City Cultural Bureau)