2019關山故事生活節Guanshan Story Festival

回到小時候  黃昏炊飯香 ── 2019關山故事生活節

沿著花東縱谷台九線一路，看著窗外綿延的山、緩慢的浮雲及一畝畝耀眼金黃的稻田，火車穿梭在田野間，抵達充滿故事的關山小鎮，讓人能夠細細品嘗、享受在地生活的「關山故事生活節」在天氣舒爽的秋天登場。

 

 

散步分享日嚐生活×徒步導覽
集合囉！趕快跟著在地嚮導林國欽大哥的腳步，一起踏上關山的日常生活導覽囉！雖然下著毛毛細雨也不影響大家的心情，反而更能從不一樣的視角走訪、探尋、回憶，林大哥口中每段小鎮故事帶領群眾們深入關山街頭巷尾，活動同時配合「有種風格叫小鎮」APP集點活動，沿著時光回溯過往，彷彿慢慢回到故事的年代中，將腳步放慢走進巷弄間，用你也會看到不一樣關山故事。

 

 

 

 

「2019關山故事生活節」主場活動暨成果展於8/31(六)下午2點至晚間6點，在關山鎮民權路與三民路口三角公園及老屋基地「關山什麼社」(德生堂藥房旁)(關山鎮民生路63號)舉行。活動內容包括有：關山什麼社展出百工達人成果展；三角公園結合在地市集與店家、散步分享日嚐生活、藝起來我家音樂會、黃昏炊飯香等，活動內容精彩豐富；充分感受到在地老屋風貌與小鎮日常，也重溫了兒時回憶中柴燒炊飯的樂趣。

藝起來我家×老屋庭院分享
「藝起來我家－老屋庭院分享」打破以往的表演場地印象，只要是家有庭院的在地居民都有機會可以參與，並由活動人員特地邀請表演樂團、歌手到具有歷史感或特殊氛圍的民宅、公共場域等現場展演；這項活動拉近表演者與觀賞者、屋主的距離，也串起人與人之間的情感，藝起來我家分享著家戶與居民的故事、更將藝術帶進大家的生活。
午後的藝起來我家音樂會一開場，由臺東在地樂團「赤族」揭開活動，撥動吉他弦、拍打著木箱鼓將所有人目光聚集在舞台上，透過原式幽默逗趣的聊天內容跟大家有說有笑，演唱著一首首懷舊歌曲，坐在台下欣賞的民眾們擺動著身體、拍打著拍子，還看見阿姨叔叔們跟著一起哼著歌！

午後的陽光輕輕地灑在整個活動的會場，舒服的草地音樂，大家在草地上席地而坐，透過在地特色市集、美食、產品，可以更了解與熟識屬於這裡的文化及生活特色，現場攤位展售的品項有編織藝品、手作小物、特色的古著服飾、小糕點、部落風味的烤山豬肉、造型可愛的馬卡龍、來自鹿野的有機水果與果汁飲品、餡料飽滿口味豐富的鹹派、碳火直烤的義式薄皮披薩等，還有現場手沖咖啡香，市集內容豐富，且能感受到鄉鎮人文、熱情迎人。

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

天色慢慢地暗去，最令人期待的「黃昏炊飯香」，由山谷裡的一家人為大家講解介紹如何將柴火升起，以及怎麼煮出好吃的白飯，這次特別準備的是－傳統古法日曬米，與一般機器烘穀的米粒相比，日曬米較黏也比較香甜。

 

看著每一組家人分工生火、洗米、烹煮屬於自己風味的炊飯，這個柴燒炊飯體驗，讓孩子的記憶裡添增了一筆有別於科技帶來的樂趣；看著孩子們的操作，時不時詢問著飯好了嗎？回憶突然湧入，像回到小時候，放學跑回家後看著阿嬤的背影，搧風帶起裊裊炊煙、撥動著柴火，專注等候著開鍋的時機。

在等候米飯煮熟開鍋的同時，現場來賓們特別加映，直接起鍋現場炒了起來，看著他們熟悉的動作，翻鍋的手法，讓人期待這份佳餚會是什麼？香氣撲鼻的味道，馬上吸引大家拿著碗筷排隊等候，起鍋盛盤上菜囉！原來是風味十足的客家小炒、菜脯蛋、醬燒五花肉等，好手藝真的是秒殺清盤。

 

 

 

 

 

炊飯陸續開鍋，瞧著每組的炊飯到底藏著什麼祕密，原來有創意的玉米菇菇飯、番薯籤白飯、時蔬燉飯、海苔手捲飯等，大家圍在一起吃飯，分享著自己家的家常菜，交換著作菜心得，在場的阿公阿嬤、爸爸媽媽們甚至聊起過去的關山故事與有趣好笑的兒時回憶，是個充滿歡樂又令人感動的晚餐時刻！

 

 

 

 

 

不知不覺傍晚了，活動也進到尾聲，這次參與活動的感覺反而像是去到鄉下的老朋友家作客，那種親切感、溫暖度，令人回味！而這些老故事與舊建築傳遞著濃厚感情，需要細心的保存流傳。
關山的韻味，讓人想一再品嚐；關山的美好，讓人想一看再看，讓我們一起為關山寫下新的篇章吧！期待下一回與關山再相遇的故事。

 

Recalling a Time When Dinner Was Cooked over a Fire – 2019 Guanshan Story Festival

Traveling through the East Rift Valley along Highway 9, there are sweeping mountains, drifting clouds and field after field of golden rice spikes with a train passing by every now and then, as you arrive in story-filled Guanshan Town. In autumn, when the weather is comfortable and pleasant, sample and enjoy local life during the Guanshan Story Festival. 

Daily Life x Walking Tours
Local guide Lin Guo-Qin led a tour on daily life in Guanshan. Although it rained a little bit, no one's spirits were dampened. Rather, this provided a different perspective for visiting, exploring and remembering. Lin's stories of this town facilitated an in-depth view of streets and alleys. The "A Kind of Style Called Small Town" app was developed to complement this event, the purpose of which was to enable people to travel back in time, slow down their pace and stroll through lanes and alleys to experience the different stories of Guanshan.

The main events and achievements exhibition of the 2019 Guanshan Story Festival took place at the park on the corner of Minquan and Sanmin roads and at the old house base "Guanshan Shemeshe" (next to the De Sheng Tang Pharmacy) (No. 63, Minsheng Road) on Saturday, August 31 from 2:00 to 6:00 pm. At Guanshan Shemeshe, there was an exhibition on notable people. The park was the location for a market and the starting point for a walk focused on daily life. Other events included "Bringing Art Home" concerts and cooking over a fire, enabling participates to experience old houses and town life. This festival also brought back childhood memories for some of cooking over a fire.

Bringing Art Home x Courtyards of Old Homes
"Bringing Art Home x Courtyards of Old Homes" broke through conventional thought on performance venues. Residents with a courtyard had the opportunity to host performing arts groups and singers, invited by the organizer. This brought performers, audience members and residents closer together and created emotional bonds. It also served to share the stories of residents and bring art into people's lives. 

As the rays of the sun bathed the event venues in a soft glow, people sat on mats and blankets as they listened to music. They gained an understanding of the local culture, lifestyle, and hospitality, through the foods and other products sold in the market, such as woven handicrafts and other handmade items, nostalgic clothing and accessories, pastries, indigenous-style grilled pork, uniquely-shaped macarons, organic fruits and juices from Luye, quiches, and thin-crust pizzas cooked over a charcoal fire. There was also the aroma of freshly brewed coffee. 
As the sky slowly darkened, it was time for the anticipated cooking of dinner over a fire. Explanations were provided on how to light a fire and the best methods for cooking. For this event, rice processed using traditional sun drying methods was prepared. Compared with rice processed by machine, sun dried rice is stickier and more fragrant.

Each family divided up the labor of starting a fire, washing rice and preparing a meal, for a non-technology-based form of entertainment. As parents watched their children helping and heard them asking if the food was ready yet, it was like returning to their childhoods, when they often saw their grandmothers fanning a fire, waiting for the right amount of heat to start cooking.

Special guests showed off their cooking talent, using movements familiar to them to stir-fry dishes. The aroma was overpowering, resulting in a line of people holding bowls and chopsticks waiting for dinner to be served. They sampled Hakka-style stir-fried dishes, dried turnip omelets and braised pork belly.

Dish after dish was completed including innovative corn with mushrooms and rice, sweet potato strips with steamed white rice, vegetable risotto and seaweed hand rolls. Everyone ate together, sharing the dishes they prepared and their thoughts on this method of cooking. They even told stories of Guanshan’s past and funny experiences from their childhoods. It was a wonderful and emotional evening!

It seemed that in no time at all, the events of the day were coming to an end. Those who attended this festival felt that it was like visiting an old friend in a rural area. The hospitality and warmth that they experienced were unforgettable! Moreover, people were moved by the old stories and buildings and felt a sense of responsibility in promoting their preservation.

The charms of Guanshan should be experienced over and over. The beauty of Guanshan should be admired again and again. Let us write a new chapter in Guanshan’s history together. We look forward to once again encountering the stories of Guanshan.