Under construction from 1919 and completed in 1934, this monumental dam was built to supply water to Sun Moon Lake and its many hydroelectric power plants further downstream. It is still in use today and can be seen from trails leading down to the riverbed.
Map
Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- Energy Industry in Taiwan (台灣能源業)
- Sun Moon Lake Hydroelectric Project (日月潭水力電氣工事)
Connections
- Puli Dongpu Railway Station (埔里東埔車站)
Nearby Locations
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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.