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interviews with community residents

interview date:2001.12.31
interview place:Tienlai community,Yangmingshan
recorded by:Lin Yitren,Chang Waychi,Chen Yijin,Huang Linan
interviewee:5 community residents

interview questions and answers:
1, Do you like hotspring?any effects on life?

  • Yes, relaxing.
  • healthy.
  • yes, healthy.
  • yes, not too much effects. I just like it.

2, What's good about living in a hotspring ocmmunity?

advantages
disadvantages
convenient to dip in hotspring; smells badˇ]2 peopleˇ^
dip in hotspring everyday high maintenance fee for buildings
convenience home appliance break down easier
everyday hotspring things rot easier here

3, Do you bath in hotspring everyday?

  • yesˇ]2 peopleˇ^
  • noˇ]3 peopleˇ^

4, What are the effects of the ground heat here?

  • nothingˇ]2 peopleˇ^
  • appliance break down easier.
  • nothing much, just more erosions.
  • More or less, I guess!

5, What are the effects on plants in this region?

  • Plants don't grow where spring water flows.
  • No effect.
  • Nothingˇ]3 peopleˇ^

6, Does it affect your health?

  • No, it's good for you.ˇ]2 peopleˇ^
  • healthy.ˇ]2 peopleˇ^
  • I don't think so!

7, What are the ecological effects?

  • Nothing much I think. Everything here is normal.
  • Don't overdevelop and things will be fine.
  • I'm not sure.
  • no effects, yet.ˇ]2 peopleˇ^

8, Do you like the businesses around here? why?

  • Yes, modernizes the place.ˇ]3 peopleˇ^
  • yes, brings in some money.
  • No, because there are illegal vendors.

9,Are you in a similar line of business as hotspring?

  • No, I'm retired.
  • I'm retired.I used to sell jewelery.
  • Yes.ˇ]2 peopleˇ^
  • No, I drive.

10,Would you choose to live here again in the hotspring community?

  • Yes. ˇ]5 peopleˇ^

11,Are you familiar with the spring quality here? please explain?

  • PH5.5
  • Coldwater Pit is iron-based.
  • This ( Chenshan Park ) belong to the sulfur creek.
  • It's pretty good!because hereˇ]Tienlaiˇ^, we have a differnt type of hotspring than in Shih Lin and Baytow.
  • I'm not really sure.