​The “Zhu-Ma-Zhen” of Tu-Ku Elementary school

  “Zhu-Ma-Zhen” has a great history in Tuku Village, Sinying City, Taiwan County. It came from the Mainland China on the year of about 1732A.D and has been remained here for over 260 years.

       The original group of  “Zhu-Ma-Zhen” contain 12 men.They used bamboo, paper and paint to make colorful models of Chinese 12 Zodiac（-which means 12 animals：mouse, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig）and put them on during performance. However, these old and traditional models has been substituted by costumes nowadays. Each person of the group have to put a green leaf in the mouth and say some magic spells in mind to drive away the ghosts. So, the actors in the group are seen to be the protector of the Tu-ku Village.

      “Zhu-Ma-Zhen” has its great value in fork art and traditional cultural. As people say, it’s not only ”The only of the couny” but also “The special of the world”. It’s really such a tuff matter for the students in Tu-Ku Elementary school to learn such a skill as for traditional keeping ＆ developing and educational studies.