獨家地方臉譜系列- 煤鄉故事·菁桐篇

I'm starting to speak now. After a hundred years, the Qing Dynasty was in turmoil. After the Jiawu War, for 33 years, Taiwan was already in the age of Japanese occupation. The first Pingxi village head, Pan Bingzhu, discovered coal fields again. The mines were in good condition and were able to convince the Japanese to mine. Finally, in the 7th year of the Republic of China, coal mines were mined again. In 1918, the Taiyang Mining Company was born. Back then, the Pingxi area was the starting point for black gold. The Taiyang Mining Company had a plan to mine, which led to the development of Pingxi coal mines, and created the Pingxi Railway. Therefore, Pingxi has the name of the coal town. And the high-quality coal of the Jintong city coal mine is known as the representative of Taiwan coal. The Jintong town has such a geographical environment. It has gathered people from all over the world and has flourished for half a century. In the early days, when this mine was still being mined, the Jilong River from this section was called the Black Dragon River. It's all black. It's all coal. But even though it's all black, there's still a lot of tin in it. It's all there. Because coal itself is not chemical. From the Japanese occupation to the 60th year of the Republic of China, these towns have flourished for a century and created economic production. After the economic boom in Taiwan, energy policy has become a necessity. In the 1980s, the coal mine in Pingxi officially entered the history and ended the production cycle. From 1950 to the 60th year of the Republic of China, in the 1970s, this long period of 20, 30 years was the time when Taiwan's economy took off. It was the time when the agricultural society progressed to the industrial society. At that time, all the energy, the most important energy, was coal. Taiwan's coal provided the important energy So that period was the most obvious and specific period Actually, the reason why there is a gold mine is because of coal. A hundred years ago, it was because of coal. So basically, the history of coal, the history of gold is the history of coal. At the end of the 1990s, Chen Qingzhong, who was engaged in community planning, stepped into Jingtong, an almost deserted small town, and began his journey with coal and coal miners. Because Taiwanese people don't know that everyone has something to do Since the Japanese colonial period, the peak of Taiwan's mining industry was when the Japanese colonial period was at its peak. Because of the need, the need for industrialization. The second peak was in the age of Taiwan's economic miracle, in the 1960s. There were two peaks. These two peaks created Taiwan's economy later on. The first was industrialization and modernization. And then there was the enjoyment of our generation. Because it was a natural resource, Taiwan was very lucky because it didn't have to buy anything from abroad, or buy energy. It could produce itself. So you could have the conditions to develop the economy. We are all beneficiaries. But no one knows. Earlier, in the 1980s, there was a photographer who loved this land. He walked into the mine and recorded this dark period This is the grace of God. Maybe that's how it is. I just love photographing. And when I go there, I focus on photographing. I really want to photograph. And what I see, I photograph. What I see, I photograph. It becomes a great job. I don't know what I see, but it becomes a great witness. In this way, Zhu Jianxuan has been traveling and camping in the mines in northern Taiwan. He took more than 7,000 photos. Today, the miners who are still alive in Jintong are countless. Through a Jintong historian, Yang Jingcong, we found Mr. Xu Zhuchuan. If you look at the jobs in Dongdu Mine, I don't think there are many. I've done all kinds of jobs. I can make electricity. I can make stone. I can dig coal. At that time, I was the richest in digging coal. Digging coal is a scale. How much do you spend? There is a rule that you can't spend more than 40 cents a day. You can only spend a little more than 30 cents. Making stone is a rice. Making stone, how much is a rice? How much is a rice? Digging coal is expensive. Digging stone is expensive. Digging earthenware is expensive. Earthenware requires wood. Wood needs to be transported to dig coal. So you have to dig and support. I only found out recently that before Juejing, there was a place called Xianjing. Xianjing drill. Xianjing drill is very important. Before Juejing, you had to use a drill to drill 7 meters deep. Basically, you have to drill 7 meters deep. Because in some rock walls, between the coal and the coal mill, a lot of gas will be stored. Right, the gas. He said that before Juejing, you have to dig a hole to drill 7 meters deep. So that the gas will come out. After it comes out, you can start drilling. After drilling, you can bury the coal. Then, 1, 2, 3. Explosion. Then, open a hole in the wall and start drilling. If there are a lot of gas, you can only drill 1 meter deep You can only drill 1 meter deep every day. In other words, the hole has to be 6 meters deep for the gas to come out. So every time, you can only drill 1 meter deep. Keep going. Keep going until you see the coal. Juejing, you have to dig until you see the coal to let the coal go in. The coal goes in from the bottom. It goes down from the bottom. The big one goes down from the bottom. It's 800 meters. It's 2,000 meters. Once it goes down from the bottom, there is a lane here. Then, there is a lane here Then, there is a lane there. In Taipei, there are people who say that they have to dig a hole. Because it takes a few hundred people He said that there are three or four hundred people Under the dark ground, everyone knows that it won't be messy, and it can't be messy. Otherwise, everyone will die. Every time a miner digs a hole, he still has unfinished work to do. People say that the first thing to do is to go to the pit field and pick the pit wood. Why do they have to use it the next day? Tomorrow, like in Juejinggong, every time they dig a hole, they have to put the stone slab and the rock slab together first. Most of them are from Taichung and Hualien. Because they can push the car inside. Without them, they can't do it. It's heavy and dangerous. To push an empty car in, sometimes it takes about 1,000 meters. At that time, I thought that my life was worthless. I can't say anything about that. My life is still good. People who make stones are more prone to pneumonia. Because the stone has no layer, it will go into the lungs. So people who make stones have more lung diseases. People who make coal have less lung diseases. Because the coal has no layer. If you cough, it will come out. Sometimes if you cough, the whole group will come out. But they don't have a layer. When they come out, there is only one group. People who make stones have 10 lung diseases. 10 miners, 11 of them must have gastrointestinal diseases. It's very serious. No one can avoid it. If you stay in the pit for more than half a year, no one can escape. At first, I asked them, isn't it useful to wear a mask? Why don't you wear a mask? They laughed at me. Foreigners speak foreign languages. Wear a mask? Wear a mask in that place? The mask is full of dust. Dust from the rocks. Every two or three times, the mask is covered with dust. The mask is covered with dust. How do you breathe? They said, how do you breathe? They took it off in less than three minutes. It usually takes 10 to 20 years for it to explode. It's very pitiful. So, every year, the factory needs to test X-rays. From time to time, I was really lucky. You know? I took this picture. Zhu Jianxuan took this picture and posted it on the announcement column of the mine. The miners' X-ray tests were full of secrets and the number of patients with lung diseases. This is a historical witness. The location is like a horseshoe. The mine is down here. When it comes down, it's all gathered together. There's a truck underneath. The mine is down here. When it's full, it's all gathered together. At that time, I was at the top. There were about a dozen of mines. I was at the top. At the top, the wind was so strong that I couldn't stand it. I couldn't stand it, so I went to dig for a day. The next day, I didn't go. The next day, I dug a hole and buried the mine. I buried it. I joined the industry I started in the 1950s and specialized in mine safety. The most impressive thing was the two disasters in 1973 and 1969. Two explosions and one fire killed 270 people. That was the most impressive thing. The other one was on March 21, 1969 in Sijiaoting. There was a mine called Yun'an Mine. The former director of the mine recalled the mine disaster. He said he hadn't been home for more than a week. When he was tired, he would sleep on the table. The rescue work mobilized the navy to dig. The rescue work took half a year. In the end, they found 32 piles of bones. Those days were the most painful and impressive in his career. In fact, when I interviewed the victims, the families and the victims' relatives, I was really worried. You know when a man dies, it's a big blow to a woman. Especially for a poor family, they lost their reliance. They said if you want to do it, you have to do it. If you want to do it, you have to do it. If you don't, it's too dangerous. Only 11 people died. If you don't do it, 11 families will die. It means if you want to do it, you have to do it. If you don't, one family will die. If I don't do it, the whole family will die. In fact, the role of women is very important. Why did I say women are the most important? You know, after 20 years of mining, many families rely on women. Because Taiwanese coal is the best coal. On average, two miners die every year. On average. The casualties are not counted. So will there be some single mothers or even only mothers who support this family? So mothers are actually very important. In fact, in the early days, even women went in to mine coal. Later I heard that Mrs. Jiang came and found that it was dangerous for miners, so parents went in. If it happens again, parents will disappear. That family will feel even more sad. That's why women can't go in. But women workers can't work. As Zhou Chaolan said, Chaolan said, it's the government's fault. But the government's fault is that sometimes they don't take care of or understand the families of the victims. Every time I give a speech, I always say that they don't ask much and silently say half a day every night. Chaolan said to me, what half a day? A whole day. It's really a whole day. Finally, in 1975, the stone pit was closed. In 1988, the bronze pit was also closed. At that time, the stone pit was not closed. I think it's a pity that the stone pit was closed. But if you want to restore it now, it's a big project. It's a pity to close it. Otherwise, you can build a construction site now. You can go down and see. Even when I grew up in the mine, they were all miners. Do you know that the whole way of life is very similar to that of the villagers? So they have a feeling that their life is very similar to that of the villagers. So their life in the village can be quickly integrated into one. After all, for them now, they still miss that life. Because that life takes them out of a very bottomless, very poor environment to train a very tough will. For example, after they leave, although sometimes they are not very depressed but in the process of their life, they are more likely to be under great pressure. For them, this is the strength that the miners bring to them. These children really make me miss them very much. It's great. Especially, you know, I really like to hang out in the palace. It's a great pleasure to take pictures of their eyes. Especially when the eyes of those who have been around for a long time are looking at your camera. When will the chrysanthemums be in full bloom? Except during the Chinese New Year holiday, the chrysanthemums will be in full bloom because there is no flowering or washing of the chrysanthemums. Besides, when someone is sick or when a family member is sick, everyone has to put down their work to help the sick. At that time, we had nothing, but the only thing we cared about each other. When we were young, we had nothing to play with. The Chrysanthemums River is our swimming pool. The Chrysanthemums River is our swimming pool. The land is our courtyard. Yang Jingcong recalls the time when the chrysanthemums were young. In 1921, the chrysanthemums were electrified. Along the streets of the chrysanthemums, there were historical events that were related to each stage. In addition to Chinese, there were English and Japanese. The history of the place, including how the chrysanthemum pit came, when the railway was built, when the electricity was used, and so on. When people enter the street, there is the history of the town. It is also a reflection of that era. No wonder this is the favorite place There are still traces of the railway and the fish in the black box. Many places come here to learn. It can be seen that our designer's vision Yang Jingcong always proudly told visitors Yang Jingcong always proudly told visitors Jintong, a small town called Taiwan Mei, has a lot of historical sights and buildings from the Japanese colonial era. has a lot of historical sights and buildings from the Japanese colonial era. Now it has been cut off and buried in the wild grass. There are only three or four public baths left. The most regrettable thing is that the Japanese cadres who lived here have all been demolished. At that time, the Japanese might have taken this place as their second hometown. In the two buildings, no matter which angle you look from, you will see a mountain view similar to Mount Fuji in Shurangjian. you will see a mountain view similar to Mount Fuji in Shurangjian. Maybe it's because of the private homes. I always want to move the scenery of my hometown here. The coal mine that was passed down from generation to generation was transported to Japan. There are cherry blossoms in the city. This is recorded in the mining history of Pingxi District. Cherry blossoms. Imagine that there are cherry blossoms along Ganzhen Linxi, Pingxi, and Jilong River. This is the sightseeing resource that can be achieved by building a bicycle path. This is the sightseeing resource that can be achieved by building a bicycle path. The mountain is surrounded by water. The white clouds fly. The cave is open. Ancestors come and go. The stone mirror is in full bloom. This is a poem by the poet of Wantang, Cao Tang. In 1921, the Japanese governor, He Lai Zuo Lai Tai Lang, carved the words on the south entrance of the Cao Ling Tunnel in the early morning. The words are engraved on the stone wall. The north entrance has the word Zhitianxian, which was mentioned by the Minister of Railway. The meaning of these Chinese characters and the stone mirror is the common historical memory of people who lived and fought on this island. The history of mining industry seems to be a necessity The decline of Jin Tong Town is also the fate of all post-industrial towns. It is not unique to Taiwan How did the Jin Tong people create the second spring of this town? When these people who used to be strangers were scattered, Jin Tong was almost forgotten. However, there were some people who witnessed the prosperity and change and thought about how to rebuild their homes. There were those who stayed here and those who left to study abroad. Just a few years ago, they rebuilt Jin Tong. Now Jin Tong has its own lifestyle museum, village history, old streets, railway station, and common memories to create the coordinates of life. The action of rebuilding homes finally brought the second spring of the town, or even the third spring. We spent a whole year and a half to explore the people's scenery and past history of Pingxi Town. We learned that apart from its unique reputation it is also the source of water in Jilong River. The water that Taipei people drink comes from here. There are abundant plants, birds, and animals here. Jin Tong is located 20.7 square kilometers and is larger than Yonghe and Banqiao. It is the breath of Taipei and the backyard of Taipei. How can we not cherish it?