| dc.description.abstract | The research focuses on two major issues. First, how the immigrants from TingZhou find living space of their own in the Qing Dynasty Taiwan reclamation society. Second, as a disadvantage group in reclamation society, the immigrants of TingZhou transform their ethnic identity and language for survival, and forget their identity of TingZhou. This research constructs the reclaim process of Hsieh family whom came from TingZhou from Qing Dynasty Taiwan to the rule of R.O.C. through the historical materials of first hand and oral access. There are three secondary issues: the migrate from Taichung to Miaoli, the social participation of local society by clan organization in contract form, and the separation of the clan between the people at Taichung and Miaoli. The researcher tried to answer the question of how the immigrants“ find their place in the society” through the construction the reclaim process of Hsieh family.
By the construction the reclaim process of Hsieh family, we observe and figure the second issue of this research: is it correct that the immigrants from TingZhou transform their ethnic identity and language for survival, and forget their identity of TingZhou? As the case of Hsieh family, researcher come up with different views. The Hsieh family gathered people with the same surname “ Hsieh” by founded the clan organization in contract form, and they put in their money in land investment. As time goes by, they spilt into two clan which in Taichung and Miaoli. The clan in Taichung participated into the religion activities of DingGuang Buddha as the member of management committee to last their identity of TingZhou. The clan in Miaoli take part in the clan organization in contract form for ancient ancestor named Shen Bo Hsieh which founded by the Hakka of four counties. They participated into the local society of Miaoli by the clan organization, and reclaim their identity of TingZhou by rebuilt the temple of their own ancestor. | en_US |