CyberFair Project ID: 7814

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International Schools CyberFair Project Narrative
Title: Yuquan temple,the Taoist holy place in china
Category: 5. Local Attractions (Natural and Man-Made)
URL: http://www.yellowsheepriver.com/~sx000055/2014/index.htm
Bibliography: http://sn.ifeng.com/lvyoupindao/leyousanqin/detail_2013_02/27/604733_0.shtml

School: Shaanxi province Huayin City Bureau of Education
    Huayin City, Shaanxi Province, China

5 students, ages 12-15 worked together to complete this CyberFair project on March 4, 2014. They have participated in CyberFair in the following year(s): 2013

Classes and Teachers: Zhang Xiaoyong;He Lihong;Zhang Yanfeng.

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Our School's Web Site: http://hymycz.30edu.com/

Project Overview

1. Description of Our Community

Huayin city located in the eastern part of the Guanzhong plain (110 ° 5 ' East longitude, latitude 34 ° 35 '), the combination of Qin, Jin, Yu the three zones, West from XI ' an, 120 kilometers east of Luoyang 230 kilometers, South next to Qinling, North adjacent to Wei River, with a total area of 817 square kilometers, a population of 260,000.The cultural landscape and the natural landscape add radiance and beauty to each other, and constitute the unique and rich tourism resources. There is Huashan which is known as 'the best in all the land of the odd dangerous mountain', there is Yuquan temple which plays a far-reaching influence in the development of Taoism culture, there is Xiyue temple which is known as the 'Shaanxi the Imperial Palace', there is the site of the Wei Great Wall which is built more than 100 years earlier than the Great Wall, tourist attractions have reached up 210.

2. Summary of Our Project

Our team went to Huashan Yuquan temple several times to research, interviewed many old people who have special feelings for Yuquan temple, they have a more profound understanding for 'Chinese Taoist Holy Land', fully aware of wisdom and hard work of people in ancient times, at the same time, enjoy the broad and profound Chinese civilization, the Taoist culture as the intangible cultural heritage should be protected.

3. Our Computer and Internet Access

A. Percentage of students using the Internet at home:less than 20

B. Number of workstations with Internet access in the classroom:none

C. Connection speed used in the classroom:dedicated connection

D. Number of years our classroom has been connected to the Internet:1

E. Additional comments concerning your computer and/or Internet access (Optional):

Our school is using 10M Optical Internet, five players can not access to the Internet at home, and most of the works are completed in the school. The computers are relatively backward which were bought in 2005, the Internet is not very smooth, and the website content is finished in the computer lab.

4. Problems We Had To Overcome

Computer classrooms are often used in daily time, we have to work in the evening self-study, all of us worked hard, and it is valuable for the common hobby. In addition, this year our team members are all new, so they are not familiar with some graphics software, even some classmates have no basis for Webpage production, we are slowly groping, asking teacher when encountered a problem, we got a lot of help from the teacher.

5. Our Project Sound Bite

In the process of making web site we found: More people produce greater strength, more logs make a bigger fire; team spirit is very important, especially to complete a complex task; we found that, more and more people away from nature in the rapid development of economy and society, we hope that through this project we can let more people feel the nature magic, concerned about our history and culture.

6. How did your activities and research for this CyberFair Project support standards, required coursework and curriculum standards?

If we did not participate in the CyberFair project, many students will understand nothing about the Yuquan temple. Through this practice, we share the results with the students and the community, to let them understand the history and origin of Taoism, to deepen their understanding of the protection of intangible cultural heritage. Our material is mainly gotten through the interview. Special thanks to our teachers, they give guidance from the method of thematic studies, support in computer technology, we can not finish the task without their enthusiastic help.

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Project Elements

1) What information tools & technologies did you used to complete your CyberFair project?

FrontPage 2003 Web making Word 2003 Text editing photshop 7.0 Image editing Microsoft IE 7.0 Look up the material on internet Digital camera Take photo, shooting UU disk Data storage Computer Data collection, webpage-making ADSL MODEM In what ways did you act as 'ambassadors' and spokespersons for your CyberFair project both on-line and in person

2) In what ways did you act as "ambassadors" and spokespersons for your CyberFair project both on-line and in person.

In the development process, we visited some Taoists and old people in Yuquan temple, understanding history background and related stories of Yuquan temple. In addition, we also share the results with all the teachers and students. Most importantly, we hope that more people understand Yuquan temple, focus on Taoism culture, pay attention to the protection of intangible cultural heritage.

3) What has been the impact of your project on your community?

If we did not participate in the CyberFair project, many students will understand nothing about the Yuquan temple. Through this practice, we share the results with the students and the community, to let them understand the history and origin of Taoism, to deepen their understanding of the protection of intangible cultural heritage.

4) How did your project involve other members of your community as helpers and volunteers?

Our material is mainly gotten through the interview. Special thanks to our teachers, they give guidance from the method of thematic studies, support in computer technology, we can not finish the task without their enthusiastic help.

5) Discoveries, Lessons and Surprises (Optional)

In the process of making web site we found: More people produce greater strength, more logs make a bigger fire; team spirit is very important, especially to complete a complex task; we found that, more and more people away from nature in the rapid development of economy and society, we hope that through this project we can let more people feel the nature magic, concerned about our history and culture.

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