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The research is started from realizing the historical culture of the homeland by Daofeng Neihai, the historical novel of the same name of the author WANG, JIA-SIANG, to discuss the changes of Daofeng Neihai, which has been existing for a long time. The background of the novel is set at Dutch Formosa Period. It focuses on describing things that happened in the coastal areas of Southwestern Tainan in the 17th century as Taiwan was under the sight of the international world. It includes the lifestyle of Siraya Tribe, the space variations, and the life changes caused by the variations at that time. The author uses the way of textual analysis. Besides the first chapter of the introduction and Chapter 5 for the conclusion, there are 3 chapters between them: Chapter 2, Spatial Writing of Daofeng Neihai; Chapter 3, Daofeng Neihai Historical Event Represent; Chapter 4, Daofeng Neihai Related Literary Resources. In these 3 chapters, it discusses the aspects of spaces, history, ethnicity, and Siraya literature transforming process.By textual analysis, it brings readers through the author’s imaginations of landscape, nature, rich cultural history, and also other features. In addition, it helps to clarify the writing motivation of the author. It shows what impacts he had met while composing the book, and if he tried to make some effects and changes. At the same time, to trace what the author had left in the book related to his personal psychology and experiences, and how he revealed his thought. This research also explores the relevance between the established time and generation. To see how the author embodied the social system, customs, and other external factors in his works. In Daofeng Neihai, it describes the storyline, characters, ecology in a unique and spellbinding way. The author WANG, JIA-SIANG, transforms the vivid plot to the impressive literature. He composes the text with exquisite depictions that as real as if readers were right in the scene. The writing has broadened the humanities and ecological environment horizon of the 1990s Siraya Madou Tribe in Tainan and helped to see our land from a whole new aspect. With a series of analyses, this historical novel of WANG, JIA-SIANG is more than a novel. Instead, it contains a multi-angle intention which is more plentiful and complicated. It in turn sketches the contours of Siraya Ethnic culture transition.
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