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Constructed in 1929 to meet the growing demand for safe drinking water in Beigang, Yunlin. The plant originally consisted of intake valves from the nearby river, sedimentation and filtration tanks, a pump station (唧筒室), and the 20 meter-tall, ten-sided water distribution tower (十角水塔) still standing today. Due to pollution of the river a more modern water treatment facility was completed in 1988 and this old plant was eventually shut down by 1997. After a period of idleness the site was recognized as a heritage site in 2006 and more recently restored and opened to the public as Beigang Waterworks Cultural Park (北港水道頭文化園區).
Map
Heritage Status
- City Monument (縣(市)定古蹟)
Recorded On
Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- Cultural Assets Bureau (文化部文化資產局)
- Cultural Assets Bureau (文化部文化資產局)
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- Waterworks in Taiwan (台灣水道)
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I am a web application developer, photojournalist, urban explorer, and history enthusiast passionate about the open web and documenting my experiences on this planet. This project was founded in the early 2010s and has evolved into a sort of personal Wikipedia of places that interest me (and often the photographs I’ve taken there). I’m originally from Toronto, Canada, but spend most of my time residing in Taiwan.