Tainan launches 'Art Corridor' plan to boost mountain region development

Tainan City's "Art Corridor Pump Local Creation Plan" has officially received central government approval and funding, aiming to transform the mountainous region along Provincial Highway 20 into a new model for regional development. The plan, which secured 11.95 million NT dollars in central government subsidies, highlights successful collaboration between national and local authorities, as well as public and private sectors.

Mayor Huang Wei-cher emphasized the rich natural and cultural resources along Provincial Highway 20, including the Tsengwen River basin, badlands topography, fossil heritage, bamboo crafts, sugar culture, and agriculture. He expressed hope that through artistic and cultural interpretation, Tainan's mountainous areas can establish a new paradigm for local creation and development.

The initiative, themed "Art Creates Tai 20 - Art Corridor Pump Local Creation Plan," will connect the districts of Danei, Zuozhen, Yujing, and Nanhua. It aims to consolidate the region's natural ecology, cultural crafts, agricultural industries, and artistic endeavors. Six distinct proposals are set to drive this transformation, focusing on areas such as reviving traditional black sugar production, restoring ancient mountain trails, intergenerational learning programs, developing plant-based healing brands, promoting bamboo resource circularity, and fostering bamboo art culture.

Specific projects include recreating traditional sugar production in Nanhua, restoring mountain trails through art and community engagement in Zuozhen, and empowering young artisans to preserve and market traditional bamboo crafts. Other initiatives focus on ecological education and community participation, integrating sustainable concepts with local characteristics to build a robust local creation system.

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The Provincial Highway 20 corridor possesses rich and diverse natural and human resources, including the Tsengwen River basin landscape, badlands topography, fossil culture, bamboo crafts, sugar culture, and shallow mountain agriculture. It is Tainan's most distinctive important mountain living circle. We hope that through artistic and cultural translation, we can gradually establish a new model for mountain creation in Tainan.