The Bureau of Cultural Heritage (BOCH) organized a results ceremony to showcase the final outcome of the "Payuan Stone Slab House Technique Transmission Workshop," which is part of the Stone Slab House Restoration Talent Cultivation Highlights Presentation Project.
The event kicked off with blessings from elders from the Paiwan tribe, and performances from folk song troupes, which includes tribal nose flute music and dance. Deputy Minister of Culture Hsiao Tsung-huang (蕭宗煌) personally participated in and witnessed the completion of the "Sasekezan na uqaljaqaljai male hunting lodge."
Pingtung County's old Payuan hamlet is one of the birthplaces of the Paiwan tribe. Both the remains of the slate house complex and the precious traditions of Paiwan nose flute and ancient folk songs unique to the Paiwan tribe are preserved, reflecting the rich culture and tribal life of the aboriginal hamlet.
In May 2020, the Pingtung County Government announced that the hamlet was registered as "Kapayuwanan (Payuan hamlet) architectural complex." The move not only demonstrates the government's support for the preservation of aboriginal tribal culture, it also reflects the determination of inhabitants at the hamlet to rebuild their ancestral home.
Director-general of the BOCH Chen Chi-ming (陳濟民) pointed out that the construction of stone slab houses is not only a technique, but also represents the traditional wisdom of the aboriginal people.
BOCH specially organized the practical training courses at the "Payuan Stone Slab House Technique Transmission Workshop" to transmit its construction technique and knowledge, and cultivate young tribespeople to preserve and restore stone slab houses.
BOCH stated that four elders taught how to make the "Sasekezan na uqaljaqaljai male hunting lodge" in their mother tongue, and nine trainees utilized traditional methods to make and stack them. It took more than a month to complete the construction, plan an exhibition to showcase images of the construction process and a guided tour for the hunting lodge.
The opening ceremony was combined with the "Senai Sepayuan online concert (思奈以·思排灣 稜線上的音樂會)" to commemorate the living national treasures of nose flute Legeai Tjaudada (金賢仁) and vuvu (洪阿蘭) for transmitting the precious traditions of nose flute and folk songs.