The Gaoshi government held a New Year blessing ceremony in the New Hakka Cultural Park.

(Photo by reporter Ge Youhao)

[Reporter Ge Youhao/Kaohsiung Report] Kaohsiung Municipal Government held a New Year blessing ceremony in the New Hakka Cultural Park today. Mayor Chen Qimai reported the good news that the country’s first Hakka-immersive non-profit kindergarten will be opened in the park next month; legislators Li Kunze also said that the No. 1 Sanmin Park opposite the New Hakka Cultural Park will be transformed into "Panhua Park" and has already sought 50 million yuan from the central government.

This year's Hakka Spring Festival blessing is the first time to expand the holding after the epidemic. It follows the traditional Hakka "three offerings" worship ceremony, recites the sacrificial text in the Hakka language, plays Hakka octaves, and invites children from Minong Dongmen Elementary School to perform the Hakka lion dance. Attract hundreds of people to visit.

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In his speech, Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Qimai said that the country's first Hakka immersion non-profit kindergarten is located at the New Hakka Cultural Park Heritage Museum on Tongmeng Road, Sanmin District, and it will open in March. Kaohsiung is the first in the country!"

Chen Qimai emphasized that in the past few years, Kaohsiung has invested a lot of resources in the Hakka certification, or the construction of Hakka, hoping to preserve the Hakka tradition, so that Hakka culture can have a long history.

Yang Ruixia, chairman of the Gaoshi Hakka Committee, said that the Hakka immersive non-profit kindergarten is named "Flame Bug", and through the combination of environment and teaching materials, children can be more integrated into the Hakka environment.

Since 2013, Kaohsiung Meinong District has started the Hakka revitalization mission. It is the only public school area in the country that connects kindergartens to junior high schools and adopts Chinese and Hakka bilingual education. People, one more choice for early childhood education.

In addition, the Sanmin No. 1 Park opposite the New Hakka Cultural Park is also planned by the city government to be transformed into a "Panhua Park" that combines Hakka elements; Li Kunze, a legislator who actively promoted this case, pointed out that he has already sought 50 million yuan from the central government. Among them, 5 million yuan is the design and planning fee. At present, two briefing sessions have been held, the basic design of the park has been completed, and the detailed design is in progress.

The Gaoshi government held a New Year blessing ceremony in the New Hakka Cultural Park.

(Photo by reporter Ge Youhao)

The first Hakka immersion non-profit kindergarten in the country will be opened next month.

(Photo by reporter Ge Youhao)