Documentary Notes - Around Japan Episode 9 Tropical Yaeyama Islands

Episode 9 Tropical Yaeyama Islands

(The Yaeyama Islands are close to Taiwan, Diaoyu Island, Akao Island, followed by Okinawa. From Tanegashima, including the Japanese Islands to the north , a long island chain extending southward to Taketomi Island and other islands constitutes an ocean blockade against China. The island chain south of Taiwan also constitutes an ocean blockade against China. The above is the so-called first island chain towards the Pacific Ocean. There are second and third island chains along the stretch. Japan is very close to us, blocking the doorstep of our home, loyally guarding the door to and from the ocean)

Yaeyama Islands

* Tropical Island

* More than 2000 kilometers from Tokyo

Rider

* Glen Gypsy, Girl

* Philippines

* Lived in Japan for another 20 years

* Worked for a bicycle manufacturer

Itinerary:

* Detoured around Sekiheng Island

* Go Taketomi Island

* Hateruma Island, 400 kilometers away from the Philippines

Shiheng Island

* There are many cattle farms

* Shiheng beef is a well-known product

* The central city of Shiheng, where more than 0% of the population of the 9 islands lives here

* There is a very famous local coffee shop with a very detailed Japanese Travel brochure (English)

* The rider ate mutton soup

* Heading to Nazo Bay

* Hirakubo Peninsula, the northernmost tip of Shiheng Island

* Honest fishing boat Sabani, with sails

* Taking a fishing boat tour and saw the photographer

* Talking to the owner, who is from Tokyo

Taketomi Island

* Ferry

* 10 minutes

* Coral Island

* Less than 10 kilometers in radius

* There are many tourists

* Influenced by Chinese culture

* Influenced by Taiwan

* Houses built on sand

* Encountered a A nearly 100-year-old grandmother is picking flowers

* Fresh water on the island is a problem, there is a water pipeline, 1976

* There is a sightseeing oxcart

* Citizens Art Museum

* The original method of weaving (actually a relatively modern human-powered loom)

* Shell ginger, a plant, repels insects. Rich in fiber, it can be used for weaving

Hateruma Island

* 15 kilometers in radius, 508 islanders

* Very flat, coral island, like an artificial island Island

* You can see the airport at a glance, which is very short

* There are many farmlands on the island

* Sugarcane and sugar production are the main local products. Industry

* Coral Beach

* Primary school, 30 pupils per class, but the teaching conditions are very good (our rural primary schools are not comparable, so we are still a developing country , this can also be used as evidence)

* There is only one junior high school student

* Children will leave after the age of 15 to continue their education in other places, such as Okinawa

Summary

* In addition to the problems mentioned at the beginning

* When I go to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, I see that the gap with developed countries is not obvious. Go to remote places and rural areas and see where they are. The public service resources, schools, hospitals, and residents’ water supply will clearly see the gap with developed countries. We are still a developing country and we still need to continue to work hard to enrich the people and strengthen the country

* The most impressive thing It is an elementary school on Hateruma Island.

The school building is beautiful, the campus is exquisite, and the students have lunch. Compared with the city, it is not shabby. However, there are only more than 40 students here, and there are more than 500 residents on the island.

* Compared Under this situation, the conditions of our third- and fourth-tier cities and rural primary schools are still very poor, and further investment in equality of educational resources is needed, whether in terms of cultural learning or physical fitness

* Our high schools are not yet compulsory Education

* Our high school and university enrollment rates are still too low. It is necessary to expand the national model and continue to improve the overall educational level of the people

* The most cutting-edge elite education must be strengthened , giving the top talents a suitable growth environment and giving society the opportunity to produce top talents