Daxi Daxi

Local Culture Festival for Taoyuan City Government, Department of Cultural Affairs, & Daxi Ecomuseum

Since 2018, BIAS has developed and implemented an urban festival to help Daxi township preparing for the key religious ceremony of the place. Usually, Taiwanese ceremonies are conservative and based on rural traditions that dictate a strict set of rules. To share the charm of folk beliefs with the urban public, BIAS mediated the traditions by a strategic set of design interventions and activities that provide a pop-culture vibe to the event. In particular, BIAS acted as curator and invited various young artists and designers to cooperate with those that preserve old traditions.

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Bringing Daxi Daxi closer to you with translations in multiple languages: Local Culture Festival EN, Plaaslike Kultuurfees AF, Festivali I Kulturës Lokale SQ, የአካባቢ ባህል ፌስቲቫል AM, مهرجان الثقافة المحلية AR, Տեղական Մշակույթի Փառատոնը HY, Yerli Mədəniyyət Festivalı AZ, Tokiko Kultura-Jaialdia EU, Фестываль Краязнаўчай Культуры BE, স্থানীয় সংস্কৃতি উৎসব BN, Festival Lokalne Kulture BS, Фестивалът На Местната Култура BG, ဒေသယဉ်ကျေးမှုပွဲတော် MY, El Festival De Cultura Local CA, Ang Pista Sa Lokal Nga Kultura CEB, Chikondwerero Cha Chikhalidwe Cha M'deralo NY, 地方文化節 ZY, 地方文化节 ZH, Festival Di Cultura Lucale CO, Festival Lokalne Kulture HR, Místní Kulturní Festival CS, Lokal Kulturfestival DA, Lokaal Cultuurfestival NL, Loka Kultura Festivalo EO, Kohalik Kultuurifestival ET, Paikalliskulttuurifestivaali FI, Le Festival De La Culture Locale FR, A Th’ Ann Am Fèis Chultar Ionadail GD, O Festival Da Cultura Local GL, ადგილობრივი კულტურის ფესტივალი KA, Lokales Kulturfestival DE, Το Φεστιβάλ Τοπικού Πολιτισμού EL, સ્થાનિક સંસ્કૃતિ ઉત્સવ GU, Festival Kilti Lokal HT, Bikin Al'adun Gida HA, Ka ʻahaʻaina Moʻomeheu Kūloko HAW, פסטיבל תרבות מקומי HE, स्थानीय संस्कृति उत्सव HI, Lub Zos Kab Lis Kev Cai Festival HMN, A Helyi Kulturális Fesztivál HU, Menningarhátíð Á Staðnum IS, Ememme Omenala Obodo IG, Festival Budaya Lokal ID, Féile Chultúir Áitiúil GA, Il Festival Della Cultura Locale IT, 地域文化祭は JA, Festival Budaya Lokal JV, ಸ್ಥಳೀಯ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿ ಉತ್ಸವವು KN, Жергілікті Мәдениет Фестивалі KK, ពិធីបុណ្យវប្បធម៌ក្នុងស្រុក KM, Ibirori Byumuco Waho RW, 지역문화축제는 KO, Festîvala Çanda Herêmî KU, Жергиликтүү Маданият Майрамы KY, ງານບຸນວັດທະນະທໍາທ້ອງຖິ່ນ LO, Festi Culturae Localis LA, Vietējās Kultūras Festivāls LV, Vietos Kultūros Festivalis LT, Lokal Kulturfestival LB, Фестивалот За Локална Култура MK, Fetiben'ny Kolontsaina Eo An-Toerana MG, Festival Budaya Tempatan MS, പ്രാദേശിക സാംസ്കാരിക ഉത്സവം ML, Festival Tal-Kultura Lokali MT, Te Hakari Ahurea O Te Rohe MI, स्थानिक संस्कृती उत्सव MR, Нутгийн Соёлын Наадам MN, स्थानीय संस्कृति महोत्सव NE, Lokal Kulturfestival NO, ସ୍ଥାନୀୟ ସଂସ୍କୃତି ମହୋତ୍ସବ OR, د محلي کلتور جشن PS, جشنواره فرهنگ محلی FA, Festiwal Kultury Lokalnej PL, Festival De Cultura Local PT, ਸਥਾਨਕ ਸੱਭਿਆਚਾਰਕ ਤਿਉਹਾਰ PA, Festivalul Culturii Locale RO, Фестиваль Местной Культуры RU, Fa'afiafiaga Fa'alotoifale SM, Фестивал Локалне Културе SR, Mutambo Wetsika Nemagariro SN, مقامي ثقافتي ميلو SD, දේශීය සංස්කෘතික උත්සවය SI, Miestny Kultúrny Festival SK, Praznik Lokalne Kulture SL, Bandhiga Dhaqanka Deegaanka SO, Mokete Oa Setso Sa Lehae ST, El Festival De Cultura Local ES, Festival Budaya Lokal SU, Tamasha La Utamaduni Wa Ndani SW, Lokal Kulturfestival SV, Ang Lokal Na Pagdiriwang Ng Kultura TL, Фестивали Фарҳанги Маҳаллӣ TG, உள்ளூர் கலாச்சார விழா TA, Җирле Мәдәният Фестивале TT, స్థానిక సంస్కృతి పండుగ TE, เทศกาลวัฒนธรรมท้องถิ่น TH, Yerel Kültür Festivali TR, Ýerli Medeni Festiwal TK, Фестиваль Місцевої Культури UK, مقامی ثقافتی تہوار UR, يەرلىك مەدەنىيەت بايرىمى UG, Mahalliy Madaniyat Festivali UZ, Lễ Hội Văn Hóa Địa Phương VI, Gŵyl Ddiwylliant Lleol CY, Lokale Kultuerfestival FY, Umnyhadala Wenkcubeko Yengingqi XH, היגע קולטור פעסטיוואַל YI, Ajọdun Aṣa Agbegbe YO, Umkhosi Wamasiko Wendawo ZU.

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Unique Properties

Lord Guan's birthday celebration is an important traditional event held in the rural outskirts of Taipei. The local people call it "the second Chinese New Year for Daxi," and everyone in the township of Daxi uses to put significant effort into the preparations. Tasked to preserve and promote the event, since 2018, BIAS has developed and implemented an urban festival to help the township preparing for the celebration. The festival has been named "Daxi Daxi," i.e., a play of words that means "Good Luck Daxi." In particular, in 2020, the third installment of "Daxi Daxi," the "Lord Guan Online" concept was implemented, i.e., a creative offline and online approach that 'allows the god's blessings to spread far away' through the new media. This festival strengthened the local community's identity, but the last installment attracted more than 100,000 people to the township. Besides this, an exhibition focused on the "backstage" of the religious event and a show mixing modern and traditional arts were implemented. By this, BIAS hopes that the traditional culture can intertwine with the urban one and, thanks to this, get enough momentum to be preserved for the future.

Tags

festival, traditional rural culture, urban pop culture, religion, parade, design as mediation, curating

Production Technology

The main concept of Daxi Daxi is to combine traditions and pop culture so as to both rejuvenate the audience of Taiwanese religious festivals and deepen the understanding of these by the young generations. In order to achieve this, a curatorial approach was adopted, focused on selecting a series of young artists and designers that could cooperate with those holding the traditions. Most importantly, the artists, designers, and the holders of traditions were supported by BIAS that mediated their cooperation so as to ease their efforts and bring it to a good end. That is to say, BIAS initiated their encounter and acted as a facilitator and translator of their different point of view.

Design Challenge

The key challenge of the project was at the curatorial level. In particular, it was the selection of third-party artists and designers that could dialogue with those today bringing forward the ancient traditions. Not only but also, it was to create proper occasions for the encounter of these seemingly opposite actors.

Project Duration

The event starts in mid-July and finishes in mid-August each year since 2018 in Daxi, Taiwan. The last installment was held in 2020.

Operation Flow

The key aspects of the festival are to be found in the mixing of various aspects of the traditional parade rules and preparations with popo-culture and aesthetics. In particular, while the traditional aspects were not obliterated or negated in their functionality, touches of a new aesthetics were added and communicated to the large public as the product of a new pride of the local community.

Research

The research was developed on various aspects, including the following. First of all, it was developed a deep understanding of ancient rituals and those people that carry on the traditions today. Then, it was developed curatorial research on a set of artists and designers that could develop a dialogue and thus intervene in the strategic renewal of traditions. Finally, mediatory research was implemented in order to help the community and the designers collaborate for the good end.

Inspiration

Usually, Taiwanese religious ceremonies are conservative and based on rural traditions that strictly dictate parade rules. To share the charm of the folk beliefs with the urban public, BIAS tried to mediate the ancient traditions by a strategic set of design interventions and educational activities that could provide a contemporary pop culture vibe to the festival.

Image Credits

Image #1: Photographer Yu Dong, 2019 Image #2: Photographer Yu Dong, 2020 Image #3: Photographer Jia-Ying Yang, 2019 Image #4: Photographer Yu Dong, 2018 Image #5: Photographer Jia-Ying Yang, 2018

Project Overview

Daxi Daxi Local Culture Festival has been a Silver winner in the Event and Happening Design award category in the year 2020 organized by the prestigious A' Design Award & Competition. The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.

Silver Recognition

BIAS Architects & Associates was recognized with the coveted Silver A' Design Award in 2021, a testament to excellence of their work Daxi Daxi Local Culture Festival.

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