被客委會遺忘的太麻里香蘭村

　　太麻里鄉早期主要的居民為卑南族和排灣族，日據時代之後才陸續地有漢人移入，其中來自新竹、苗栗、屏東一帶來此墾居的客家，多集中在香蘭村（舊稱猴仔蘭）。至今，這裡的客家族群占了七成以上，也還可以見到客家夥房，其中保存最為完整者為穎川堂，另外的居民，還有閩南人、原住民、外省人，大家相處得十分融洽，是東部相當特殊的客家庄。
這次尼伯特颱風重創這個客家庄，九成的房舍受損，不堪居住的占大多數，雖然香蘭有許多的慈善團體進來幫忙，可是中央卻沒有人來關心，特別是掌管客家事務的客委會似乎忘了這個地方。
　　香蘭村的信仰中心為福農宮，供奉的主神有神農大帝、中壇元帥、土地公。其中的神農大帝是從美濃分香而來，據說神農大帝還曾顯靈要當地人「捨禾就木」，居民推論了老半天，選了釋迦來種，沒想到卻因此讓農人賺了大錢，為了感激神農大帝的恩寵，每年9月中旬，農人們便會組團到美濃祖廟進香。
　　不過在強颱尼伯特的摧殘下，釋迦宛如被火烤過一般，必須挖除重種，要維持並恢復過去太麻里釋迦農的基本生計，要五年後才能辦到，作為客家事務主管機構的客委會，是否知道自己的客家聚落～香蘭，正面臨到台東墾荒以來最嚴重的考驗？客委會是否能聞聲救苦作為客家鄉親的後盾？或只是虛有其名的「客偽會」？鄉親們都在等待都在看！

Peopo的英文翻譯版:  
Taimali’s Xianglan Village forgotten by the Hakka Affairs Council URL：https://www.peopo.org/news/315211
The earliest inhabitants of Taitung’s Taimali Township were the Puyuma and Paiwan people. However, following the Japanese occupation of Taiwan, Han Chinese from Hsinchu, Miaoli and Pingtung gradually moved into the area, mostly concentrating in the village of Xianglan. Currently, ethnic Hakka account for over 70% of Xianglan, making it an incredibly unique Hakka village in eastern Taiwan.

Recently, Typhoon Nepartak wrought destruction on the village, inflicting damage to 90% of houses, most of which are no longer habitable. The sugar-apple crop, which is the main source of livelihood in the area, was devastated by the typhoon and will need to be completely replanted. It is estimated that it will take five years for farmers to restore their previous level of income from newly planted crops. Although a number of charitable organizations have come to provide villagers with assistance, no one from the central government has come to express any concern. In particular, the Hakka Affairs Council, which is responsible for all affairs in Hakka communities, appears to have entirely forgotten the people of Xianglan, who continue to wait for help to come.