竹枝詞中的蒜頭糖廠記憶：歷史、文化與產業的交織

Memories of the Suantou Sugar Factory in Bamboo Branch Poems:the interweaving of history, culture and industry

黃哲永先生創作的〈蒜頭糖廠竹枝詞〉60首，記錄了蒜頭糖廠的歷史發展、文化背景及產業轉型。本研究立基於文化記憶的視角，探討竹枝詞如何作為地方記憶與文化傳承的載體。這些竹枝詞不僅展現蒜頭糖廠在臺灣製糖業的重要地位，也呈現糖業從生產到文化觀光的轉變歷程，並反映地方居民對糖業的情感依附及集體記憶。
本文採系統整合的文學分析法、歷史考據法與產業文化研究法，探討竹枝詞中所蘊含的歷史意義與文化價值。首先，透過文本細讀，分析竹枝詞的文學特色與地域書寫，揭示其對糖廠空間景物與歷史遺跡的細膩描寫。其次，結合歷史考據，分析詩作如何反映殖民時期糖業的現代化與剝削，以及戰後國營企業的興衰與地方生活的變遷。最後，聚焦於蒜頭糖廠轉型為觀光園區的過程，探討竹枝詞中呈現的文化資源、懷舊意象與地方創生的潛能。研究發現，黃哲永的〈蒜頭糖廠竹枝詞〉不僅是地方歷史的詩意表達，更是見證臺灣糖業發展與地方文化變遷的寶貴文獻，對文化記憶的保存與再造具有重要價值。

The 60 poems of ''Suantou Sugar Factory Bamboo Branch Poems'' written by Mr. Huang Zhe-yong record the historical development, cultural background and industrial transformation of the Suantou Sugar Factory. This study, based on the perspective of cultural memory, explores how these bamboo branch poems serve as a carrier of local memory and cultural inheritance. These bamboo poems not only show the important position of the Suantou Sugar Factory in Taiwan's sugar industry, but also present the transformation process of the sugar industry from production to cultural tourism , and reflect the emotional attachment and collective memories of local residents towards the sugar industry.
This paper employs a systematic integration of literary analysis, historical research, and industrial culture research methods to explore the historical significance and cultural value contained in the bamboo branch poems. First, through close reading, it analyzes the literary characteristics and regional writing of the poems, revealing their delicate descriptions of the sugar factory's spatial landscape and historical sites. Second, combined with historical research, it analyzes how the poems reflect the modernization and exploitation of the sugar industry during the colonial period, as well as the rise and fall of state-owned enterprises and changes in local life after the war. Finally, it focuses on the process of the Suantou Sugar Factory's transformation into a tourist park, exploring the cultural resources, nostalgic imagery, and potential for local revitalization presented in the bamboo branch poems. Research has found that Huang Zhe-yong's ''Bamboo Branch Poems of Suantou Sugar Factory'' is not only a poetic expression of local history, but also a valuable document witnessing the development of Taiwan's sugar industry and the changes in local culture, which is of great value for the preservation and reconstruction of cultural memory.