11.2.6) Record and preserve cultural heritage
Deliver projects to record and preserve intangible cultural heritage such as local folklore, traditions, language, and knowledge.

The Tamsui Campus of Tamkang University sits in the Tamsui District, which played a significant role in Taiwan's international trade development in the early days. It is rich in humanities and has great historical significance. There are 35 historic sites and historical buildings in the area. The teachers and students of Tamkang University are actively involved in recording and preserving local cultural assets. Projects regarding the local cultural assets’ preservation include:

1. Tamkang University has been undertaking 7 USR projects to help record and preserve the cultural assets in Tamsui district, they are: the Potential World Heritage Site Project, the Sino-French War Battlefield Reconstruction Project, the Tamsui Estuary Art and Tourism Network Project, the Tamsui Area Preservation Project, Hometown Guardian Project, the Tamsui Historical Trail Making Project, and Tamsui Studio Project. 世界遺產潛力點計畫

2. The “Tamsui Documentaries” project undertaken by the team from the Department of Mass Communication integrated the courses of planning and production of films and television programs, as well as the concept of participatory documentary and narrative communication, to record the great stories and actions that happened in Tamsui. For instance, the Environmental Protection Documentaries recorded the stories of those who steer the technology and policy on energy saving. 淡水環保志

3. The “Century-Old Street” project led by the team from the USR Office took the historical blocks in Tamsui as the field of study, and the school children living in the block as the center of concern, to interpret stories from various historical data and compiled them into warm and affectionate preschool education materials. These materials are now published as e-books, which can be borrowed online by the public and can also be used as teaching materials. 百年市街

4. The Department of Spanish Language cooperated with the Tamsui Historical Museum to turn the introduction of Tamsui historical sites into Chinese and Spanish films to promote the tourist attractions of Tamsui. By combining professional competence and service-learning courses, students can apply Spanish translation in their daily life and give back to society what they have learned.

5. Tamsui Wiki: A digital culture and humanities co-writing platform that preserves the development of the Tamsui River Basin over the past 400 years, and assists the teaching, research, and historical popularization of Tamsui, Taipei, local studies, and Taiwan history. 淡水維基館

6. Tam-Tam Journal: The Tamsui local publication issued by the Field Research and Research Office of the Chinese Department, published every three months, continuously records the people, events and things that happened in Tamsui. 淡淡雜誌

7. The Tamsui local publication issued by the Chinese Department of Field Research and Research Office, published every three months, continuously records the events, events, and things that happened in Tamsui. The Department of Mass Communication produces "Tamkang News" to report on cultural and folk-related activities, including lion dance culture, handmade Chinese seal carving, mother tongue teaching, lantern skills, worship ceremony, etc., and publishes the programs on the public television PeoPo citizen news platform and Tamkang TV and YouTube channel.

8. Voice of Tamkang Radio: A radio station produced by the Department of Mass Communication. In 2021, a special report was produced to discuss the preservation of Hokkien culture, which had been broadcast on FM88.7 of the Voice of Tamkang and its official website. 淡江之聲