The Miaoli Hakka Cultural Park has begun to showcase the "Generations of Elegance - Hakka Contribution Museum" since Wednesday, February 3, 2016. Using the "Generations of Elegance" as the theme to highlight the glory of Hakka Contribution Award, the Hakka Contribution Museum has so far displayed the life stories of nine winners of Lifetime Achievement Award. It is not only to express respect to the winners but also to set examples for the young generations to follow and to encourage them to inherit and promote the beauty of Hakka culture.

Generations of Elegance- Hakka Contribution Museum

The Hakka Lifetime Achievement Award was set up in 2007. Since then, there have 年9 Award winners, namely Chung Chao-cheng, the Harbinger of Taiwan Mighty River Novel; Li Qiao, author of Cold Nights Trilogy; Huang Juan, the first female writer of Mighty River Novel; Lai Bi-Xia, an important preserver of traditional Hakka folk songs; Liu Xing-qin, a comic master; Wen Song-zhen, a long-term activist in Hakka public affairs; Rom-shing Cheng, the founder of Rom Shing Hakka Opera Troupe; Chen Yun-dong, a pioneer in Hakka study; and Ku Gou-shun, a heritage educator of Hakka language. All the winners have made meaningful and far-reaching contributions in Hakka language, literature, history, academic research, arts, cultural and creative industries, public affairs and overseas promotion, respectively.

Chung Chao-cheng was awarded Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007. Considered the Harbinger of Taiwan Mighty River Novel, he wrote his "Turbid Waters Trilogy" and "The Taiwanese Trilogy" in an overwhelming epic pattern and narrative architecture, depicting the historical trajectory of Taiwan society in an era of transformation.

Li Qiao was awarded Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007. His important work, “Cold Nights Trilogy” highlights the strength and vitality of Hakka people and the indomitable willpower of the Taiwanese. Highly praised for his care of homeland and historical sense, Li is a cultural worker beyond ethnic limitations and with wide vision.

Huang Juan was awarded Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008. Her work, "Yangmei Trilogy" tells the stories of Taiwanese-Americans, which depicts not only the mood, mindset, and reality of Taiwanese-Americans in a foreign land but also Taiwan’s historical trajectory in the past century. She is the first woman writer to complete Mighty River Novel in Taiwan literature community.

Lai Bi-Xia was awarded Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008. She collects, records, promotes, and teaches Hakka folk songs, making a remarkable contribution to the preservation of Taiwan’s precious musical culture and heritage.

Liu Xing-qin was awarded Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008. He created two cartoon characters, "Auntie" and "Brother Ah-San," both of whom eventually became the most well-known cartoon characters in Taiwan. The barefoot "Auntie" wearing Dajin shirt and cropped pants and appearing as a simple, honest and stubborn personality was in fact modeled after Liu’s own mother, a typical Hakka woman. Meanwhile, "Brother Ah-San" was Liu himself in spirit.

Chen Yun-dong was awarded Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009. He has dedicated himself to Hakka cultural and historical research over the years. "Hakka People," which he wrote in 1978, has been praised as the first and the best systematic study of its kind and a “must-read” classic masterpiece for Hakka research. He has also been involved in field investigations in Hakka regions, and has spared no effort in compiling local Hakka cultural and historical records.

Wen Song-zhen was awarded Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009. He has devoted himself to the preservation and promotion of Hakka culture. He has also actively participated in public affairs and Hakka cultural activities. He takes part in all kinds of charitable activities, gives out scholarships to tertiary students, and promotes Hakka language education, making far-reaching contribution to Hakka culture.

Cheng Rom-shing was awarded Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013. Without deviating from the principle of Hakka folk songs, tea-picking shows, and "nine tones and eighteen tunes," he has successfully incorporated such musical elements of traditional drama as "strum, waijung, siping" into Hakka drama. He is the founder of "Rom Shing Hakka Opera Troupe" and set up the "Department of Hakka Opera at National Taiwan College of Performing Arts. He has been continuing to promote Hakka drama culture.

Ku Gou-shun was awarded Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015. He has devoted himself to the promotion of his own mother tongue for 30 years. Considered as a major force behind the promotion of Hakka language, he has in recent years traveled around the world to teach Hakka culture and language. He has also taken part in the establishment of certification, examination and grading system of Hakka language skills and capability.