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A well sunk by representatives of the Dutch East India Company sometime between 1657 and 1661. It was in continuous use until the introduction of drinking water by the Japanese in the early 20th century. The common name of the well is derived from ang-mo, a Hokkien reference to the red-haired appearance of some of the Dutch.
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Heritage Status
- Historic Building (歷史建築)
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Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- Cultural Assets Bureau (文化部文化資產局)
Themes
- Temple Culture in Taiwan (台灣的寺廟文化)
- European Colonial Era Taiwan (荷西統治時期)
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Alexander Synaptic
Curator, Spectral Codex
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.