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大樹竹寮取水站

Zhuliao Water Intake Station

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Completed in 1913, this facility was a critical component of the Kaohsiung Waterworks (高雄水道) in the Japanese colonial era. Located along the Gaoping River (高屏溪) in Dashu, it was built to divert water from the river and channel it through the municipal water treatment and distribution network that served the growing port city of Kaohsiung.

Zhuliao Water Intake Station (大樹竹寮取水站)
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3100
Lens
AF-S DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR II
Aperture
ƒ / 10
Shutter Speed
1/400 sec
Focal Length
18.0 mm
ISO
200
Exposure Value
15.3 EV
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External shot of the old water intake station next to Gaoping River in Dashu.
Oblique View of Zhuliao Water Intake Station (大樹竹寮取水站)
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3100
Lens
AF-S DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR II
Aperture
ƒ / 9
Shutter Speed
1/320 sec
Focal Length
18.0 mm
ISO
200
Exposure Value
14.7 EV
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3600 × 2400
An oblique view of the structure from outside the gate.

Following decades of service, the facility was eventually decommissioned and recognized for its heritage value in 1998, preserving an important example of early 20th-century hydraulic engineering in Taiwan. The structure now stands idle alongside more modern water infrastructure.

Within Zhuliao Water Intake Station (大樹竹寮取水站)
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3100
Lens
AF-S DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR II
Aperture
ƒ / 8
Shutter Speed
1/250 sec
Focal Length
20.0 mm
ISO
200
Exposure Value
14.0 EV
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3600 × 2400
Peering into the complex.
Still Pumping at Zhuliao Water Intake Station (大樹竹寮取水站)
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3100
Lens
AF-S DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR II
Aperture
ƒ / 10
Shutter Speed
1/400 sec
Focal Length
18.0 mm
ISO
200
Exposure Value
15.3 EV
Download
3600 × 2400
More modern water infrastructure still in use next to the old intake station.

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Details

  • Status:Idle (閒置)
  • Heritage designation:Municipal Monument (直轄市定古蹟)
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Series: Southern Taiwan Ride 2018

Dispatches from a weeklong bicycle trip around southern Taiwan in late 2018. I began the ride in Tainan, crossed into Qishan, headed into the mountainous interior as far as Liugui, did a loop through Pingtung, and finished around Zuoying, visiting the sites of nearly 25 old movie theaters. Many entries remain to be added; this series is far from over.

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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.

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