臺灣中部地區在日治時期，既是民族運動的搖籃，又呈現豐富而多 元的文化活動，在臺灣思想界而言，居領先地位。戰後臺中縣歷任縣長 或受中央文化政策影響，或是縣長個人理念不同，而呈現不同的文化建 設內容。本研究運用官方文獻檔案與歷任縣長的口述訪談為基本史料， 希望探究不同時期臺中縣的文化政策、文化建設成果與困境。 本研究結果發現，在1950年代，戰後中央政府剛剛遷臺，百廢待 舉，較不重視文化建設，臺中縣政府的文化主管機關為教育科，但文 化建設只是教育類中的社會教育之一環。林鶴年擔任第一、三、五屆 縣長，譜曲臺中縣縣歌廣為宣傳，推動音樂、美術、戲劇、社教等文 化建設不遺餘力，對日後臺中縣文化事業的推動，有承先啟後之效。 1960年代為反制中共的文化大革命，推動中華文化復興運動。在1970 至1980年代，由於中央政府政策性的帶動，陳孟鈴、陳庚金二位縣長 充實縣立文化中心的軟硬體建設，舉辦大型博物館借展及藝術家聯展等 活動。在內政部公布「地方志書纂修辦法」之前，陳庚金就著手規劃 《臺中縣志》的編纂，二位縣長為臺中縣的文化建設紮下深耕基礎。在 1990至2000年代，由於行政院文建會推動由文化藝術的角度，發展地 方文化特色，因此有地方文化館的陸續成立與常民文化節的舉辦，其中 由地方文化發展而來的「媽祖文化節」演變成國際宗教盛事，創造出高 達幾十億的商機。此時期港區藝術中心與屯區藝文中心建設完成，與原 有的縣立文化中心，形成臺中縣山、海、屯三大文化圈，為全國之僅 有，但三大藝文中心的營運卻也成為臺中縣政府財政收支平衡的難題之 一。

Central Taiwan was where the nationalism originated during the Japanese-occupied era, and manifested abundant cultural activities during the same time period. This study attempted to explore the influences of the policy from central government and personal background county magistrates on the cultural development of Taichung County post-war to present (1951— 2005), based on the information from official documentation and personal interviews with relevant persons. In the 1950’s, cultural development was not a major interest for the central government. Cultural affairs were supervised by the Educational sector at county level. However, Taichung county magistrate Lin (1st, 3rd and 5th) made every endeavor to drive cultural development during 1950—60. Such efforts had great influences on cultural business of Taichung County. During 1970—80, county magistrate Chen (7th and 8th) established public cultural center, county magistrate Chen (9th and 10th) put more resources in exhibition of arts. These two county magistrates have established a good foundation of cultural development. At the time of 1990—2000, the Council of Cultural Affairs promoted local cultural activities through its policy. Under such direction, Taichung County Affairs Bureau has established local cultural facilities such as the “Museum of Local Culture“, and drove folk custom and related cultural festivals such as the “Matzu Festival”. Three public art and cultural centers, which were established by different magistrates, becomes three cultural zones for the three major administrative areas of Taichung County. Nonetheless, the maintenance costs of these three centers also became parts of the financial burden of Taichung County Government.

臺中縣；歷任縣長；文化建設

Taichung County；Successive County Magistrate； Cultural Development