A five-arch red brick bridge built in 1923 by villagers of Daping and Sankeng to cross Datiekeng Creek (打鐵坑溪). Glutinous rice water was mixed into the lime mortar to strengthen its durability, earning it the nickname “glutinous rice bridge” (糯米橋). Nowadays it remains well-preserved as a minor tourist attraction.
Map
Heritage Status
- Historic Building (歷史建築)
Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- Cultural Assets Bureau (文化部文化資產局)
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- Hakka Culture in Taiwan (台灣客家文化)
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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.