An irrigation canal built in 1918 diverting water from Qingshui Creek (清水溪) in Xilin Village (西林村). Constructed to serve the agricultural needs of a Japanese immigrant village (官營移民村) at Beilin (北林) and nearby Hakka settlements at Nanping (南平), the canal runs through Jianqing Village (見晴村) and down to Fenglin. An inscription over the canal outlet bears the name of water conservancy commissioner Takada Genjirō (高田源次郎). Access the outlet by walking along the canal from the road to the east.
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- YouTube: Teacher A-Rong (阿榮師講文史、鐵道)
- Taiwan Cultural Memory Bank (文化部國家文化記憶庫)
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- Indigenous People of Taiwan (台灣原住民)
- Agricultural History in Taiwan (台灣農業史)
- Japanese Immigrant Villages in Taiwan (台灣日治時期日本移民村)
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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.