Evolution of stone fish weirs in Jibei area, Penghu Archipelago (eighteenth to twenty-first century)

ABSTRACTJibei Island, in Taiwan's Penghu area, is famous for its abundance of stone fish weirs (SFWs). This research used historical charts, archives, and high-resolution orthophoto images for the SFWs mapping and spatial pattern analysis exercise. We found that the birthplace of SFWs was in th...

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Main Authors: Chao-Yuan Chen, Ming-Ju Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2023-12-01
Series:Journal of Maps
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17445647.2023.2277904
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description ABSTRACTJibei Island, in Taiwan's Penghu area, is famous for its abundance of stone fish weirs (SFWs). This research used historical charts, archives, and high-resolution orthophoto images for the SFWs mapping and spatial pattern analysis exercise. We found that the birthplace of SFWs was in the southern part of Jibei Port and Mudou Isle. In the early stage of the Japanese governing period (1895–1945), SFWs were mainly constructed in the North and North-West parts of the Jibel Isle and gradually migrated toward the east and north. In the middle to late Japanese governing period, the SFWs’ construction hot zone was in the South-West and South-East sides of the Jibei Isle. Understanding the SFW's evolution in the Jibel area is critical for local and regional cultural history, offering insights into land use and fish culture in Penghu and shedding light on ancient fishing culture in the broader pan-Pacific region.
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spelling doaj.art-c31b820b105f410caa49168eecb636a82023-11-30T09:58:21ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Maps1744-56472023-12-0119110.1080/17445647.2023.2277904Evolution of stone fish weirs in Jibei area, Penghu Archipelago (eighteenth to twenty-first century)Chao-Yuan Chen0Ming-Ju Lee1Department of Tourism and Leisure, National Penghu University, Magong City, TaiwanDepartment of Tourism and Leisure, National Penghu University, Magong City, TaiwanABSTRACTJibei Island, in Taiwan's Penghu area, is famous for its abundance of stone fish weirs (SFWs). This research used historical charts, archives, and high-resolution orthophoto images for the SFWs mapping and spatial pattern analysis exercise. We found that the birthplace of SFWs was in the southern part of Jibei Port and Mudou Isle. In the early stage of the Japanese governing period (1895–1945), SFWs were mainly constructed in the North and North-West parts of the Jibel Isle and gradually migrated toward the east and north. In the middle to late Japanese governing period, the SFWs’ construction hot zone was in the South-West and South-East sides of the Jibei Isle. Understanding the SFW's evolution in the Jibel area is critical for local and regional cultural history, offering insights into land use and fish culture in Penghu and shedding light on ancient fishing culture in the broader pan-Pacific region.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17445647.2023.2277904Stone fish weirs (SFWs)Jibei IslePenghuunderwater cultural heritage
spellingShingle Chao-Yuan Chen
Ming-Ju Lee
Evolution of stone fish weirs in Jibei area, Penghu Archipelago (eighteenth to twenty-first century)
Journal of Maps
Stone fish weirs (SFWs)
Jibei Isle
Penghu
underwater cultural heritage
title Evolution of stone fish weirs in Jibei area, Penghu Archipelago (eighteenth to twenty-first century)
title_full Evolution of stone fish weirs in Jibei area, Penghu Archipelago (eighteenth to twenty-first century)
title_fullStr Evolution of stone fish weirs in Jibei area, Penghu Archipelago (eighteenth to twenty-first century)
title_full_unstemmed Evolution of stone fish weirs in Jibei area, Penghu Archipelago (eighteenth to twenty-first century)
title_short Evolution of stone fish weirs in Jibei area, Penghu Archipelago (eighteenth to twenty-first century)
title_sort evolution of stone fish weirs in jibei area penghu archipelago eighteenth to twenty first century
topic Stone fish weirs (SFWs)
Jibei Isle
Penghu
underwater cultural heritage
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17445647.2023.2277904
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