No matter now or the
past, every adult and child must have their own childhood
memories and different dreams for their future. In truth, dreams
of young kids have become not only the impetus to push them
ahead when they grow up but also traces deeply into their minds.
Those childish fantasies that they once had of flying or Chinese
chivalry are actually the common dreams of people and the
feelings that 2001 Ilan International Children’s Folklore and
Folk Game Festival would like to share with you.
Ilan County Government,
armed with the sponsorship of the Council for Cultural Affairs
of Executive Yuan, had organized the first Ilan Folklore and
Folk Game Festival for our children in 1996 at Chingshuei Park
on Tongshan River. This year is the fifth anniversary of this
international festival. The total number of foreign and local
visitors over the past four "Ilan International
Children’s Folklore and Folk Game Festival" is estimated
over 1,500,000. These visitors have contributed NTD1.8 billion
to the local economy and the result should be attributed to a
combination of efforts from different fields, including
industries, tourism, culture, art and diplomacy. However, Ilan
County government is not self-content about this result at all.
In the 2001 Ilan International Children’s Folklore and Folk
Game Festival, we will endeavor to advance the overall quality
and quantity in the performances, exhibitions, games and all
interactions.
In the 2001 Ilan
International Children’s Folklore and Folk Game Festival,
besides the abundant folk games, music, dances and water
amusement facilities such as three dimensional maze, water maze,
reverse water maze and the tunnel of wonder, Ilan County
government will launch a show about the legend of Shih Yan-wen
and an UFO in the technological wizard pavilion. Given that
flying in the sky and being a hero are two dreams in the minds
of all human beings, the organizer has arranged activities such
as playing firework “Big Gun Shooting Towards the Sky”,
launching jet planes and figuring out the mystery of flying UFO
in order to fulfill the most fantastic dreams of everyone.
Furthermore, through watching the Shih Yan-wen puppet show being
performed by three generations of Huangs, the distance among
people who grow up in modern, contemporary, and
post-contemporary of time will hardly be felt.
A famous psychologist, Carl
Jung, always saw UFOs as the symbol of human's idiosyncrasy. The
2001 Ilan International Children’s Folklore and Folk Game
Festival has worked at recalling every visitor's childhood
memories and looking forward the future by presenting the
abundant folk dance & music, wonders in flying disks or
Chinese puppet Shih Yan-wen no matter which age group, race,
gender or nationality our visitor belongs to. Meanwhile, we also
hope that each of our guests can be encouraged to think about
their self-growth, visions, and value in life. As the simulative
UFO being staged in Chingshuei Park is sparkling with radiant
beams of light and accompanied by children's laughter, it will
be impossible for visitors to differentiate reality from
illusion. The touching thing you will hold on to at Ilan
International Children's Folklore and Folk Game Festival is the
chance to feel like being a happy child again.
