A simple water purification facility in the Shiguixi (石龜溪) settlement of southern Dounan, established in 1923 as part of Dounan Waterworks (斗南上水道). The station drew on abundant groundwater from the nearby Dahukou and Shigui creeks to supply clean drinking water to the surrounding villages, which at the time sat on a busy route into the mountains. It was later superseded by a direct supply and is no longer in active use.
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- Taiwan Cultural Memory Bank (文化部國家文化記憶庫)
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- 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.