One of six major saltworks established in Taiwan after the war, also known as Kaohsiung Saltworks (高雄鹽場). The salt pans were originally developed from 1908 by local investors before being taken over by Kaohsiung tycoon Chen Zhonghe, who established the Wushulin Salt Manufacturing Company in 1910. Production ceased in 1983 after the construction of nearby Xingda Power Plant disrupted drainage. The former office of the Wushulin Salt Manufacturing Corporation (原烏樹林製鹽株式會社辦公室) has been neatly restored and is designated a municipal monument.
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Heritage Status
- Municipal Monument (直轄市定古蹟)
Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- Salt Industry in Taiwan (台灣鹽業)
Connections
- Qieding Jhuhu Saltworks Watchtower (茄萣竹滬鹽灘鹽警槍樓)
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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.