世界各國近幾年來開始關心農業文化襲產之保存,為此還成立了世界重要農業遺產系統(Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems;GIAHS),至今已選出五個主要的農業遺產地,而臺灣雖然至1982年開始實施文化資產保存法,但因為農業文化襲產之定位與認定標準不清楚,造成在文化資產當中弱化,再加上農業文化襲產之特性偏為在地性的,應跳脫以往透過專家來指定的方式,改由常民來認定自己的文化襲產,因此,本研究將先透過文獻的整理與學者專家的建議,訂定農業文化襲產之定義與分類,再與國際上之文化遺產保存方式做比較,確定農業文化襲產的空間範圍與層級。最後,由個案研究深入訪談的方式,以紫雲社區的案例來檢視前述所界定之農業文化襲產符合臺灣農業與否,並根據訪談之結果,說明透過常民之力量確實能夠支撐農業文化襲產之保存,以作為將來其它農村社區保存在地文化資產的參考。
Recently the world began to care about the preservation of agricultural cultural heritage, for which the world has also set up Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems(GIAHS)and has been elected five major agricultural heritage sites. The culture heritage preservation law has been set up in 1982 in Taiwan, but until now the stipulation of agricultural cultural heritage is not clear. In addition, agricultural cultural heritage is one of the civil culture, which should be recognized by civil. Therefore, this article will first define the agricultural heritage definition and category, compare with international cultural heritage, and establish space and level of agricultural cultural heritage. Finally, author will explore the agricultural heritage development in Taiwan through cases of Zihyun, prove that civil can protect local cultural heritage by themselves.