A water metering facility built along with the Akō Waterworks (阿緱水道) around 1917. This aqueduct provided drinking water to the city of Pingtung, which was then known as Akō (阿緱) after it was renamed in 1905.After the newer Pingtung Waterworks was completed in 1936 it is unclear whether this building was still in use. Nowadays it has long been abandoned. When it first came to the attention of history enthusiasts its identity was something of a mystery as there are also military bunkers on site and the area was formerly Xiaopingding Pineapple Seedling Cultivation Center (小坪頂大樹鳳梨種苗養成所).
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Heritage Status
- Historic Building (歷史建築)
Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- Liberty Times (自由時報)
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.