A Japanese colonial era police garrison (駐在所) located 300 meters south of Hezhong (和中), on the west side of Suhua Highway. The building is now a private residence but retains its complete wooden structure. The name derives from the Truku word Gukut, referring to a round stand used to stabilize a cooking pot, which describes the shape of the local terrain. This was among the earliest settlements established by the northward-migrating Truku people. Gūkutsu (グークツ) is also rendered as Gukusi (谷庫斯) and Wuguzi (吾谷子) in Chinese.
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Links
- Taiwan Cultural Memory Bank (文化部國家文化記憶庫)
- Yilan Notes (宜蘭‧天晴‧風雨香)
- Taiwanese Indigenous Peoples’ Encyclopedia (臺灣原住民族事典)
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- Indigenous People of Taiwan (台灣原住民)
- Police History in Taiwan (台灣警察歷史)
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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.