Beliefs reconstruction and development of Tamsui local society：Centered on Qingshui Zushi Belief（before 1945）

• Main Authors: Wang, I-Ju, 王怡茹
• Other Authors: Chen, Kuo-Chuan
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2012
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/52302880262540688629

博士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 地理學系 === 100 === Tamsui since the development of the Han Chinese village in the Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period, immigrants based on all kinds of needs for the construction of various types of temples. Local society to Matsu (Fuyou Temple, 福佑宮) for the center of religious worships other gods diverse side by side situation. However, this belief pattern changes after the Sino-French War, the early and the mid of Japanese Rule, especially the status of the Qingshui Zushi （清水祖師）belief is most obvious. In order to explore how Tamsui local social beliefs would be reconstructed and developed during Qing Dynasty to the Japanese colonial period. In this thesis the “man-land relationship” and “man-man relationship” of the geography of concern would be discussed as the core of point of view. In man-land relationship, it would be discussed that the interaction between people and the environment, in other words, the face of natural and economic environment changes, how the local people in response to, and then change the original local social belief structure. In man-man relationship, it would be discussed the cultural nexus of power of the local gentry, and their impact on the development of local beliefs. The achievements of this research: First, although Tamsui is not a village of the port with good natural conditions, it becomes important reason to promote local social development because of its location in the Tamsui River to the sea location factors. Second, resulting in local beliefs for the first time reconstructed, the key factor is the Battle of the Sino-French War of Tamsui. Third, the disease (plague) is the key factor in secondary reconstruction of Tamsui local social beliefs. Fourth, the local gentry is the key to maintaining Qingshui Zushi belief status groups.