• Gender    □Male  □Female

It can be seen from the graph that the number of respondents who participated in the questionnaire was more girls than boys.

• Identity：I am a student：     □Lower grade of elementary school   □Middle grade of elementary school   □Upper grade of elementary school   □Junior high school   □High school   □College or above
• Identity：I'm not a student：     □19~30 years old   □31~50 years old   □51~70 years old   □70 years old or above

It can be seen from the chart that the largest number of respondents who participated in the questionnaire were senior elementary school students and college students. Among the respondents who were not students, the largest number were between 31 and 50 years old, and the largest number were between 51 and 70 years old. The largest number of respondents to all questionnaires were seniors.

• 1. Do you know the "Lukang Cypress Straw Hat"?     □Yes  □No

From the chart, we can see that 53% of people know Lukang Cypress Straw Hat, and 47% do not know. About half of the people know about it and half don't know about it, which shows that Lukang Cypress Straw Hat is gradually disappearing from people's lives.

• 2. Did you know that men began to wear suits and top hats on formal occasions during the Japanese colonial period? (Men stopped braiding their hair and women stopped binding their feet)    □Yes  □No

As can be seen from the chart, 75% of people know that during the Japanese occupation, men began to wear suits and top hats on formal occasions; but 25% of people do not know. Japanese people usually wear formal clothes on formal occasions, men wear dark suits and women wear kimonos. Taiwan was ruled by the Japanese during the Japanese colonial period, so it was necessary to conform to Japanese etiquette. We think that senior students have already introduced the Japanese colonial period in social studies classes, so 75% of them know that during the Japanese colonial period, men began to wear suits and top hats in formal occasions.

• 3. When did Lukang produce one million Cypress Straw Hats per year?    □Qing Dynasty  □Japanese rule   □Republic of China

As can be seen from the chart, 88% of the people believe that Lukang's annual production of one million Cypress Straw Hats occurred during the Japanese colonial period; only 11% of the people believe that Lukang's annual production of one million Cypress Straw Hats occurred during the Republic of China. Lukang produces one million Cypress Straw Hats a year. It was indeed during the Japanese colonial period. Because of the Japanese etiquette of wearing top hats, most of the Cypress Straw Hats were exported to Japan and other countries, thus creating an annual demand of one million Cypress Straw Hats.

• 4.Most of the hat-making work falls on the shoulders of women who are skilled in weaving. During the Japanese rule, the income from weaving straw hats by women was enough to support a family. What concept did this subvert?     □Sons are favored over daughters   □Men should be strong  □I don’t know

As can be seen from the chart, during the Japanese occupation, the income from women weaving straw hats could even support a family. 89% of people believed that this overturned the idea of favoring boys over girls at the time; 11% believed that this overturned the idea that men should be self-reliant; and only 1% did not know. In Taiwan, there is a traditional concept that men work outside and women take care of the family. It is believed that making money to support the family is a man's job, while women should stay at home to take care of their husbands and children, do housework, and take care of children. Therefore, there is a concept of favoring boys over girls. Because most of the hat-making work falls on women who are good at weaving, women at home use their free time to weave straw hats. The income can even support a family, which reduces the financial burden on men. They can also be valued by others, find their own value, and re-examine the traditional concept of favoring boys over girls.

• 5.What kind of wood was used to make the Lukang Cypress Straw Hat so popular?    □Cypress  □Camphor  □I don’t know

As can be seen from the chart, 90% of people believed that the Lukang Cypress Straw Hat was so popular at that time because the wood was made from cypress; 2% believed that the wood was made from camphor; but 8% did not know what the wood was. The wood used for the Lukang Cypress Straw Hat is cypress. When we were distributing the questionnaire, several students wore the Cypress Straw Hat. Because the Cypress Straw Hat exudes a natural and special fragrance, most of the people who participated in the questionnaire answered correctly.

• 6.When the woodworking craftsmanship of Lukang flourished, the remaining wood was plane into filamentous and then used to weave hats. What kind of behavior is this?     □cherish things and make the best use of them  □waste  □I don’t know

As can be seen from the chart, 90% of the respondents believed that woodworking skills were flourishing in Lukang and that planing wood for weaving was a way of making the best use of it; 2% believed that it was a waste; and 8% did not know. According to the information we found, during the Japanese colonial period, some craftsmen who carved cypress in Lukang were reluctant to discard the cypress fibers they had planed off, because the heartwood of cypress is soft, fiber-free, and elastic. After being planed into fibers, it exudes a natural and special fragrance that makes people feel relaxed. Therefore, they would weave the planed fibers into hats. From a modern perspective, making full use of wood is not only environmentally friendly and carbon-reducing, but also a way of cherishing blessings and things.

• 7.The disappearance of the Lukang Cypress Straw Hat craft, possible reasons are    □no cypress wood available  □no one knows how to make it   □ I don’t know

As can be seen from the chart, 52% of people think that the disappearance of the Lukang Cypress Straw Hat craft may be because no one knows how to make it; 45% of people think that there may be no cypress wood available; and 3% of people don't know. We visited the Lukang Qiaotou community during the summer vacation. They have been promoting the Lukang Cypress Straw Hat for many years, but in the past two years, due to the lack of a mentor and the difficulty in obtaining cypress wood, they have suspended the promotion activities.

• 8. If you have the opportunity to make a Cypress Straw Hat yourself, what do you think is the most difficult part?    □ Raw materials  □spinning wire  □Weaving technology  □Lost technology

As can be seen from the chart, if given the opportunity to make a Cypress Straw Hat by themselves, 50% of people think the most difficult part is the weaving technique; 35% think the technique has been lost; 13% think the raw material - cypress wood is the most difficult to obtain, and only 5% think obtaining the thread is the most difficult. Half of the people think that weaving technology is the most difficult, and even 35% think that the technology has been lost, both of which are related to weaving technology. In fact, the weaving technique of the Cypress Straw Hat is the same as that of the rush hat, so we guess that most people think that the weaving technique is the most difficult.

• 9.CAI, YAN-YU teacher is a weaving craftsman currently stationed at No. 27, Osmanthus Alley Artist Village, Lukang. If you have a chance, would you like to go and see the Cypress Straw Hat on display there?     □Yes  □No  □ I don’t know

As can be seen from the chart, 80% of people want to visit the weaving craftsman CAI, YAN-YU teacher in the Guihuaxiangxiang Art Village in Lukang, and take a look at the Cypress Straw Hat on display. Most people are curious about the Cypress Straw Hat, just like us, so if they have the chance they would like to go and see the Cypress Straw Hat on display.

• 10.Fuxing Township Qiaotou Community Activity Center promotes the Sian zai cai jhih dao activity. What do you think?    □Very meaningful, inheriting local characteristics  □Combining the cohesion of community members   □It costs a lot of money, which is not easy

Fuxing Township Qiaotou Community Activity Center promotes the "Sian zai cai jhih dao" activity. 86% of people think that this activity is meaningful and inherits local characteristics; 12% of people think that this activity combines the cohesion of community members; only 2% of people think that the activity costs a lot of money and is not easy. We also think that the "Sian zai cai jhih dao" activity promoted by Fuxing Township Qiaotou Community Activity Center is very meaningful. The technology of making Cypress Straw Hat is almost lost, and it really makes people happy and admire that there is a community willing to pass it on.

• 11.After listening to our introduction, do you like Cypress Straw Hat?    □Like  □Dislike  □I don’t know

As can be seen from the chart, most people (84%) will like Cypress Straw Hat after listening to our introduction; 16% of people do not like it or do not know it after listening to our introduction. Most people liked the Cypress Straw Hat after listening to the explanation, which made us very happy. Because the Cypress Straw Hat is becoming less and less, and the craft is difficult to pass on due to lack of wood or lack of market, we hope that through our promotion, everyone will pay more attention to traditional craftsmanship, so that the Cypress Straw Hat can continue to be passed down.

• 12.What do you think the Lukang Cypress Straw Hat represents? (You can choose three)?    □Traditional handicraft  □Early family sideline   □Unique feature in Taiwan   □Spinning wire professional technology   □ Fashionable production place during the Japanese colonial era   □Representative of Lukang tradition

As can be seen from the chart, 31% of people think that the Lukang Cypress Straw Hat represents "Traditional handicraft"; 25% think it is "Representative of Lukang tradition"; 14% think it is "Early family sideline"; 13% think it is "Spinning wire professional"; 12% think it is "Unique feature in Taiwan"; and 5% think it is "Fashionable production". 56% of the respondents believe that it is related to tradition, indicating that most people think that the Lukang Cypress Straw Hat is a representative of tradition. They also believe that it is related to the economic development, the unique characteristics and spinning major in Taiwan at that time. During the late Japanese occupation, the Lukang Cypress Straw Hat reached its peak of production. Unfortunately, the days were short-lived because the price of cypress hats was too high. Today, the Lukang Cypress Straw Hat has become a disappearing local industry. We hope that we can record the only Cypress Straw Hat in Taiwan.