| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺北大學 === 民俗藝術與文化資產研究所 === 105 === Yingge is the hub of Taiwan’s local ceramic (called ‘Hui-a’ in Taiwanese) manufacturing industry. The culture of this industry has by now developed for over two centuries according to known records. After World War II, Yingge’s ceramic industry was influenced by modern humanism and associated concepts and trends of thoughts. This prompted a revolution of modern industrialization in its culture in the form of a fundamental and comprehensive structural transformation, which led to its rapid prosperity and advancement. As a result, manufacturing in the industry was on the path of modernization and in turn drove rapid improvement and growth in all areas. The time was mid-to-late 20th century (the period of 1971 - 1990). The development of the industry towards modernization in this stage had achieved significant success. Therefore, the main subject of this study was to explore how the development and evolution of this industry led to advancement.
This study explored the rapid development of the culture of Yingge’s ceramic industry. As the saying goes, ‘to see a world in a grain of sand’, the exploration began with the ‘kiln-side story’ behind the scene, which encompassed the nature of ceramic manufacturing, equipment and workflows in the manufacturing process, the human aspect of the working life as well as the pain of hard work and gain. The exploration then extended outwards to observe and investigate the phenomenon that was the development of the culture of Yingge’s ceramic industry during the period and the rags to riches stories of many who evolved from mere manufacturing sheds to companies.
The main scope of research was the evolution and development of two major categories: decorative arts for lifestyle and everyday ceramics under the impact of modernization. Interviewees included former, current and related business operators. The qualitative research methods involved collection of necessary data from a literature review, observations and interviews for analysis and verification of research content. With Yingge’s ceramic industry as the context and based on the personal experiences of the interviewed business operators, the colorful development process of the industry and the relationships therein were vividly presented.
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