The Researching of Nantou County’s Craft Culture

[[abstract]]This thesis uses the methods of a questionnaire survey, records and documents to discuss in depth and analyze the development of artisan made products in Nan Tou County from 1954 to 2004. Taking ‘a study in artisan made products’ as our starting point we also must discuss the fact that National Taiwan Craft Research Institute has changed the system and uses name plus time as it’s boundaries of definition dividing the subject into four sections : artisan history, artisan education, artisan industry and a general research of every aspect of the subject. First we will look back at artisan culture and industry plus discuss other related topics including: cultural development, artisan culture and industry by location therefore going one step further into the subject by examining the relationship between industry and place. We will also be looking at the influence of globalization on the artisan industry. The field survey is divided into two parts; the first is an interview and the second a questionnaire. Each interview has it’s own merits, people from every level of the industry were interviewed from foremen to students with the desired outcome being to strengthen the contents and depth of the research. This thesis thanks to its questionnaire and interview techniques has been able to investigate and analyze Nan Tou’s artisan industry’s present day situation and development. At the same showing the results of the last half century on Nan Tou’s artisan development. Hopefully this will cause people to place more importance on artisan culture and also thorough study on the subject.