Ministry of Culture

Lo Ta-yu has demonstrated throughout the decades that not only can a singer-songwriter have the soul of a poet, but also the profundity of a philosopher and the spirit of a revolutionary. His composing and arranging talents have revolutionized the linguistic texture of songwriting in Mandarin, having a lasting impact not only on the music scene but also on the broader society and culture, ushering in a transition from naivety to worldliness and creating a more profound, more mature worldview.

As a lecturer at National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Dondon Houmwm takes students back to the community to create. The young students' eagerness to learn from tradition and their passion to create are in line with his philosophy, thus in 2015, he recruited a group of indigenous youths from the Atayal, Paiwan, and Truku peoples to establish the Elug Art Corner in Hualien. "Elug" means "road" in the indigenous Truku language. The name was chosen for its symbolism, representing how we should follow the path set by our ancestors toward the future without fear.