七股鹽場頂山生產區

Qigu Saltworks Dingshan Production Area

July 17th, 2026

Qigu Saltworks 1st Production Area No. 2 Pump House (七股鹽場第一生產區2號抽水機房) — The No. 2 Pump House can be found next to the newly-built Western Coastal Expressway.

Qigu Saltworks (七股鹽場) was the largest salt field in Taiwan and the last to shut down in 2002. Dingshan Village (頂山里) was the site of the 1st Production Area (第一生產區) of the saltworks, largely on land expropriated from the local population, who had previously prospered as fish farmers. Numerous relics of the saltworks can be found scattered across this eerily flat part of coastal Tainan, and several earned heritage status under the name Qigu Saltworks Capital Reduction Building Group (七股鹽場減資建物群) in 2009. The most prominent of these is Dingshan Watchtower (頂山鹽警槍樓), which is featured in its own entry.

Gathered here are some of the remaining structures around the production area, most prominently a pump house recognized for its heritage value but frequently misidentified in what little literature is available. This is neither the Dingshan Saltworks Office (頂山場務所) nor the 4th Production Area Office (第四生產區場務所); it is, in fact, the 1st Production Area No. 2 Pump House (第一生產區2號抽水機房), confirmed from a close reading of cadastral maps and the original heritage designation.

One last photo deserving of commentary: this lone power pole stands along the southwestern margins of the production area, one of the last of a series of timber poles that once traversed this desolate landscape. Most of these poles have already been replaced, where they are even necessary any more, so this was a chance find.

Power Pole at Qigu Saltworks Dingshan Production Area (七股鹽場頂山生產區) — A rare example of an original power pole along the margins of the former salt fields. Most of these timber poles have already been replaced.

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1st Production Area Office (第一生產區辦公廳舍)—Private (私有)Historic Building (歷史建築)
Constructed in December 1978, this was the Dingshan Saltworks Office (頂山場務所) of the Taiwan Salt Corporation. It remained in use until 2002 when the salt fields ceased operation and the land was returned to the national treasury. Nowadays it is used for village meetings and other events. It was awarded heritage status in 2009.
1st Production Area No. 2 Pump House (第一生產區2號抽水機房)—Idle (閒置)Historic Building (歷史建築)
This derelict pump house is frequently misidentified as either the Dingshan Saltworks Office (頂山場務所) or 4th Production Area Office (第四生產區場務所). In fact, it is a pump house, and despite being designated a heritage property, it has been effectively abandoned for decades.
1st Production Area No. 11 Pump House (第一生產區11號抽水機房)—Idle (閒置)Historic Building (歷史建築)
A small pump house just south of Dingshan Village. It is part of the original 2009 heritage designation.
28-Unit Dingshan Dormitories (二十八戶鹽工宿舍)—Private (私有)
A cluster of salt worker dormitories next to the old office, many of them still occupied, built in 1974.
Hougang Saltworks Office (後港場務所)—Vanished (已消失)