錫福宮在楊梅地區分別是由九個里，里民所共同祭祀與供奉的宮廟，其中宮廟不論是管理委員會開會、祭祀活動、廟坪酬神演戲等等都是用客家話發音的，顯然此地成為最具有客家特色的代表地區。本文透過實地参與觀察、紀錄、並使用文獻資料及深度訪談等方式，來瞭解楊梅客家地區錫福宮歷年組織變動與定期舉辦祭祀活動內容，進而探討傳統客家信仰組織互動與社會功能以及祭祀圈內涵價值，並評估政府在辦理推動客家重點發展區的設置或客家文化節目活動，推行的可行性參考，進而建議楊梅客家地區宮廟能夠發展成為最具客家代表性之一的地區信仰中心與客家文化特色風貌的再現。最後也將研究結果，提出具體可行的建議，期望將來各方作為相關法令的修訂及宮廟重建的全面性規劃參考，並提供宮廟發展與經濟觀光效益面向的參考。同時透過祭祀圈來看客家地區楊梅錫福宮九個里所共同聯庄祭祀範圍的發展現況。也期望藉由本文的相關文獻蒐集與實地參與紀錄資料，以重整錫福宮快要流失的資料，藉以保存大部份已漸漸被遺忘的廟宇沿革及發展歷程。 Hsi Fu Temple in Yangmei is the temple worshiped by the residents in nine neighborhoods. In the temple, the meetings of management committee, cults and the performance to worship the gods are in Hakka. It thus represents Hakka characteristics. By on-site participation, observation and record as well as literatures and in-depth interview, this research probes into the past organizational change and regular cults of Hsi Fu Temple in Hakka area of Yangmei, and further explores organizational interaction of traditional Hakka religion, social function and value of territorial cult. It also evaluates the governmental construction of Hakka key areas or Hakka cultural programs, and suggests that the temple of Hakka area in Yangmei can be developed into one of the most representative Hakka local religious centers and Hakka cultural features. Finally, regarding the findings, specific suggestions are indicated to serve as a reference for the overall planning of legal amendment, temple reconstruction, temple development, and economic and tourism benefits. From the perspective of territorial cult, this research explores the current development of the cults in Hsi Fu Temple of Yangmei by the residents in nine neighborhoods, and intends to reorganize the precious data of Hsi Fu Temple by literature review, on-site participation, and record in order to preserve the temple history and development which are mostly neglected.
