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| The sunset is really
fine, but stars are more beautiful yet |
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 Some
people say, "Traditional aboriginal culture has
already begun to fade away. Aborigines are like
the setting sun; peoples of the twilight about to
go under." Aboriginal people have been rooted in
the soil of Taiwan for thousands of years. Amidst
the feverish changes of countless generations, aborigines
have acquired the double nature of "floating along
with the waves"and "doing one's best to stem violent
disturbances."They are like a ship tossed about
between the crests and troughs of the ocean waves.
The only thing they can choose, or be forced to
choose, is not a choice between crest or wave; it
is to stabilize the boat and keep moving forward.
Tribes forever: Donghua University has established
the nation's first Aboriginal School of Ethnology,
dedicated to the future development of the people
for whom "the sunset is really fine, but stars are
more beautiful yet." We will no longer dwell on
the fate of a fading people for whom "the sunset
is really fine, yet twilight is approaching. Instead....reflect
on the future development of a people for whom "the
sunset is really fine, but the stars are more beautiful
yet." |
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| A Movable Feast
in the Valleys of the East |
| -- National
Donghua University |
| Amidst the enchanted mountains Diverse, yet simple,
ethnic groups dance together. In 1994, on the banks
of the Hualien River Donghua University settled
down naturally and expanded, Cultivating scholarship
and the growth of culture, Hoping to develop together
in glory, and then grew up to the heights of international
scholarship and highereducation. An Egret Takes
Off From the Plains: the Aboriginal School of Ethnology
Takes Flight |
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