Sustainable Development Goals

Abstract/Objectives

This event project centers on the book launch and reading group for *Zeng Qiutao and Laiyi: The Poetry and Prose Collection of the Yuliao Poetry Society*. Drawing on the volume’s newly uncovered and analyzed Japanese-era literary heritage from Zhubei City, the project aims to bring together citizens—on and off campus—who are interested in local Hsinchu culture and arts during the summer, and to offer an immersive cultural program featuring live cursive calligraphy, an introduction to the Zhuxian literati circle, a reading of century-old photos of Mao’er-ding, literary landscape interpretation of local poetry, first-person sharing of family memories, and open small-group discussions. Aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the project promotes the preservation of cultural heritage and community cultural gathering, revitalizing and renewing poetic traditions in Mao’er-ding, Fenggang, and Zhubei, and advancing a people-centered cultural vision for smart urban–rural development.

Results/Contributions （500 words）

*Zeng Qiutao and Laiyi: The Poetry and Prose Collection of the Yuliao Poetry Society* was developed through three stages—initial archival discovery, ongoing investigation and textual collation, and finally research-based publication. The project was fortunate to receive support in sequence from the Hakka College of National Chiao Tung University for archival surveys, as well as publication grants from the National Culture and Arts Foundation and the Hsinchu County Government Cultural Affairs Bureau. The book reveals how, under Japanese-language schooling, traditional private academies continued to teach and transmit learning, and how poetry societies fostered Sinology through mutual critique and regular “poetry-bowl” gatherings, sustaining local elegance in the Hsinchu area and building a shared spiritual world among literati. Zeng Qiutao’s literary activities—spanning the 1895 cession of Taiwan, Japanese colonial rule, and the postwar KMT period—had not previously been studied. Documenting humanistic change amid urbanization, the volume compiles 415 classical Chinese poems, 12 oral histories, two research essays, a cultural map, a poet network diagram, a membership list, and 88 valuable photographs and calligraphic manuscripts, aiming to preserve literary heritage and enrich the cultural resources of Hsinchu’s smart urban–rural development.

10M Co-op for Sustainability, this event features a book launch and reading group. The session will be guided by the book’s managing editor, doctoral student **Yang Yu-rong** (Graduate Institute of Taiwan Literature), and **Adjunct Assistant Professor Hsu Shu-hsien** from the Center for General Education, who will provide an introductory reading and lead discussion.


Keywords

Zeng Qiutao, Bamboo Society, Chinese Poetry, Smart Urban and Rural Areas