Ailiao Canal Tunnel Outlet (水門碰坑口)
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NIKON D3100
Lens
AF-S DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR II
Aperture
ƒ / 8
Shutter Speed
1/160 sec
Focal Length
46.0 mm
ISO
200
Exposure Value
13.3 EV

The outlet of an irrigation tunnel on the border of Neipu and Sandimen, known locally as Shuimen Pengkeng (水門碰坑) after the adjacent village of Shuimen (水門). It feeds Ailiao Canal (隘寮圳), an irrigation system dating back to 1691 that channels water through the village and across farmland on the plains of Pingtung County. Work on a new intake and a tunnel of approximately 1,013 meters began in 1935, after Ailiao River (隘寮溪) shifted north and the canal’s existing intake could no longer draw enough water, and was completed in 1938. It is still in active use, and the irrigation authority has since built a riverside walkway and water wheel at the outlet, turning it into a small park.

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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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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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