AculturalandeducationalfoundationforMeishanpeopleInthemountainvillagewhereagricultureistheeconomiclocomotive,agroupofpeoplebelievethatculture,noteconomy,bringspeacetothemindofhumanbeings.InMay1994,agroupofMeishanpeoplewhohavedevotedtoeducationandcultureforalongtimefoundthatcultureandeducationarethesolutiontothebustlingsociety.Ifthereisafoundationasthebaseforpromotingartisticandculturalactivities,itworthtrying!Afterworkingfor3months,thefounderscollected2milliondollarsgraduallyandmetthelegalrequirements.Inthesameyear,theyrealizedthedreamandtheMeishanCulturalandEducationalFoundationwasformallyestablishedinthehallofMeishanElementarySchoolonSeptember28,1994.In1995,CouncilforCulturalAffairspromotednationalArtFestivalandMeishanraisedthelocalawarenessoftheoldtrailwith"MeishanHanlu".Acultureandhistoryworkshopwaslaterestablishedtostudythelocalhistoryandcollecthistorymaterialsandliteraturebecauseitisthefoundation.Theysearchtheoldname,interviewtheoldmentodigoutthefadingmemoryandvisittheoldtrailhiddeninbrushwood.