南平好梨，南平好禮
南平社區水梨花燈工作坊
南平水梨，整顆富含24節氣的養分孕育而生，是好的供品、好的禮物、我們試著將切片後的水梨、果肉、果皮、禮物、手提這些語彙進行造型實驗，設計一款屬於新埔南平社區居民的手提花燈工作坊教材。
南平社區位於新竹縣新埔鎮，提到新埔大家大家可能第一時間會想到柿子，但新埔的南平社區其實是一個盛產水梨的地方。另外還有神農大帝信仰以及天穿日大型花燈製作展示等傳統文化活動，特別是天穿日的大型花燈製作以動力大型花燈為其特色，由花燈師傅帶領社區居民共創，居民在有空的時間前往製作場地參與。南平社區於2021年委託中華大學，希望以元宵節工作坊的形式，希望提出一款以社區水梨為意象的花燈教材。兩天16小時的課程，內容包含光的實驗、造型基礎、摺紙、花燈機構組裝等單元，參與居民的平均年齡在60~70歲之間，最小有他們的孫子小朋友，有些上午採完果、上完市集賣完水梨下午接著上課，兩天的課程人數不增反減，體力充沛讓人相當佩服。
主辦單位｜新埔南平社區發展協會
協辦單位｜中華大學景觀建築學系ＵＳＲ驛動新埔計畫
主體設計｜巫銘紘
活動企劃｜Lin Yu-Ting、巫銘紘
專案管理｜Lin Yu-Ting
攝影紀錄｜巫銘紘
Good Pears and Good Gifts
Nanping Community Pear Blossom Lantern Workshop
Nanping pears are rich in nutrients from all 24 solar terms, making them an excellent offering and gift. We conducted a shaping experiment using sliced pears, pulp, skin, and gift bags to design a workshop manual for a hand-held lantern-making workshop that belongs to the residents of Nanping community in Xinpu Township.
Located in Xinpu Township, Hsinchu County, the Nanping community is known for its abundant pear production, although people may initially associate Xinpu with persimmons. Additionally, the community is rich in traditional cultural activities, such as the worship of Shennong, the god of agriculture, and the Tianchuanri Grand Lantern Festival, which is characterized by the production of large powered lanterns led by master lantern-makers and involving community residents. In 2021, the Nanping community commissioned Chung Hua University to create a lantern-making workshop for the Lantern Festival, with the community's pears as the theme. The two-day, 16-hour course included experiments with light, basic shaping, origami, and lantern assembly. The average age of the participating residents was between 60 and 70 years old, and some even brought their grandchildren to the workshop. Despite some of them having to pick and sell pears at the market in the morning before attending the workshop in the afternoon, the number of attendees did not decrease over the two-day course. Their impressive stamina was admirable.
Organizer: Xinpu Nanping Community Development Association
Co-organizer: Department of Landscape Architecture, Chung Hua University, USR Xinpu Project
Lead Designer: Wu Ming-Hung
Event Planning: Lin Yu-Ting, Wu Ming-Hung
Teaching Materials Production: Chu Meng-Yu, Huang Jie-Ni
Project Management: Lin Yu-Ting
Photography: Wu Ming-Hung