Saline Land

Saline Land (Chinese: 鹽分地帶) is a term in the history of Taiwanese literature that generally refers to a relatively unique literary group with a distinctive local color that spontaneously formed in the salty coastal areas in Beimen County, Tainan Prefecture, after the birth of New Taiwanese Literature[1] during the Japanese rule period.

It shows the hardworking, simple, and unyielding character and virtues of the local people in their struggle against the barren natural environment.

As a result, during the Japanese rule period, this region was known as the "Hometown of Poets", with local poets such as Wu Hsin-jung (吳新榮) forming a poetry community of Saline Land in Taiwan.

[3] Wu Hsin-jung believed that the literary group in the Saline Land during the Japanese rule was a naturally formed small community.

The above-mentioned activities consolidate the local writers and literary enthusiasts, encouraging them to identify with the literature and culture of Saline Land.