My River

Mei-hua’s family of seven from Taitung came to the San-ying Village 12 years ago. They built their home by their own bare hands. After one month Mei-hua’s youngest brother was born, the house they were living in was torn to the ground by Taipei County Government for violating building laws. When they were asked, “What are you going to do now? Their answer was very simple- If they tear it down, we’ll build it again!