Chuang Yung-ming
Chuang Yung-ming (traditional Chinese: 莊永明; simplified Chinese: 庄永明; April 3, 1942 – August 7, 2020), born in Dadaocheng district, Taipei, was a scholar of Taiwan's literature and history.[1] He was also a writer and a pioneer in collecting historical materials in Taiwan. He was director of both the Taipei City Archives and the Wu San-lien Taiwan Historical Foundation.[2][3][4][5]
Life and career
[edit]Chuang Yung-ming spent his childhood in Dadaocheng district. He attended the Junior High Division of Chien Kuo High School and Taiwan Provincial Taipei Junior College of Business, and went on to study at the Craft Division of the Art and Craft Department of the National Taiwan Academy of Arts. After graduation, he worked as an accountant for Tatung Company’s affiliations. In his spare time, he began writing about the history of his hometown[vague] and submitting articles to newspapers. He also became a tour guide. After retiring from his accounting job, Chuang devoted himself to writing about Taiwan’s local history and was invited by the China Times to write a column titled “First in Taiwan”, later compiled into a book.[6][7] The “Dadaocheng Area Tour” historical-story-telling session led by Chuang had a total of more than 10,000 participants.[citation needed]
Residence
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The Chuang family’s house, Chuang Hsieh-Fa Grocery Store (built in the 1920s), has been designated by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Taipei City Government a historic site under the name “Dadaocheng Qianqiu Street Stores—Chuang Hsieh-Fa”, the first grocery store in Taipei to be designated a historic site. Chuang transformed the house into the “Chuang Hsieh-Fa Harbor Area Historical Lecture Pavilion”.
Contributions
[edit]In 2005, Chuang wrote a biography, The Life Story of Hahn Shyr-Chyuan, which introduces the life story of Dr. Hahn Shyr-Chyuan, a doctor who practiced in Tainan City. In September 2014, Hahn's descendants donated Chuang’s manuscript to National Museum of Taiwan Literature, making it his first manuscript to be preserved in a national museum.[8][9]
On August 7, 2020, Chuang died at the age of 79. On that day, Minister of Culture Lee Yung-te paid tribute to Chuang for his life of discovering, collecting, promoting and nurturing Taiwan's literature and history.[10][11] On August 23, President Tsai Ing-wen personally commended Chuang's outstanding contributions to the inheritance and promotion of Taiwanese culture, praising him as “the first person in Taiwanese public history”.[12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ 蔣, 朝根 (2020-08-22). "追念規工四界拋拋走的文史義工莊永明". Liberty Times. Archived from the original on 2020-08-24. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
- ^ 張, 芷瑄 (2020-08-09). "臺灣文史專家莊永明逝世 臺灣第一成絕響". Central News Agency. Archived from the original on 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
- ^ 葉, 冠妤 (2020-08-07). "百年史料識貨人 台灣文史界傳奇人物莊永明辭世". United Daily News. Archived from the original on 2020-08-13. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
- ^ 楊, 心慧 (2020-08-10). "台灣文史專家莊永明過世 台北市文化局表惋惜". Liberty Times. Archived from the original on 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- ^ "董事：莊永明". 吳三連台灣史料基金會. 2012-06-25. Archived from the original on 2017-11-10. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
- ^ "臺藝大校友聯絡中心莊永明". National Taiwan University of Arts. 2015-10-20. Archived from the original on 2017-11-06. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
- ^ 何, 琦瑜 (2012-06-25). "獨家珍藏 共同記憶 莊永明". CommonWealth Magazine. Archived from the original on 2020-08-13. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
- ^ 蔡, 文居 (2014-09-21). "《韓石泉醫師的生命故事》莊永明手稿 捐贈台文館". Liberty Times. Archived from the original on 2014-09-21. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
- ^ "《韓石泉醫師的生命故事》". YLib 遠流博識網. 2020-03-19. Archived from the original on 2020-03-19. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
- ^ "臺灣重要文史專家莊永明辭世 文化部長李永得深表遺憾與不捨". Ministry of Culture. 2020-08-07. Archived from the original on 2020-09-04. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
- ^ 張, 芷瑄 (2020-08-07). "台灣文史專家莊永明辭世 文化部將呈請總統褒揚". Central News Agency. Archived from the original on 2020-09-04. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
- ^ "總統親頒褒揚令 表彰文史專家莊永明對傳承臺灣文化的卓越貢獻". Office of the President, ROC (Taiwan). 2020-08-23. Archived from the original on 2020-09-04. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
- ^ 葉, 素萍 (2020-08-23). "蔡總統親頒褒揚令 表彰莊永明創台灣公眾史學". Central News Agency. Archived from the original on 2020-08-24. Retrieved 2020-08-24.