Zhuliao Water Station

The Penny's Water Station was completed and opened in 1913 (2 years of Taisho). It is an important heritage of Taiwan ’s watercourse facilities and an important water resource building. The main building of the water intake station is made of red brick walls. In addition to the traditional two-slope roof, the curved facade adds a western-style atmosphere, which is very special. In addition to bringing irrigation water to the agriculture in Dashu District, the water intake station is also the source base of the early Kaohsiung tap water system. It is a pity that because the building has not been repaired, you can't go in and visit it, you can only look outside, you can take a tour.

The unusually beautiful century-old building, Kaohsiung's first pumping station, I hope the government-related units can take good care of this building and not let it wither; visits by appointment require an appointment

This time in Kaohsiung, I suddenly discovered a historic site called "Penny's Water Station", which is located beside the bamboo tree road in Kaohsiung. It is one of the important historical sites in Kaohsiung's water history and is still in use today. "History" by Kaohsiung Cultural Bureau The Penny's Water Receiving Station was completed and opened in October of Taisho 2 (1913). It was the base of Dagou's water-supply system, which was the heart of the overall water-supply system. The main building of the water intake station is built with red brick walls and a long-span wooden structure to support the traditional two-slope roof. However, the gables on both sides break away from the traditional style and the eye-catching curved facade makes the overall building a kind of faint. Western style. The large-span wooden structure creates a spacious indoor space, so new power pumping equipment can be installed. It will be taken from the lower freshwater stream (Gaoping Creek) and passed through the settling pond to the water source at Xiaopingding, and then settled. After filtering, sterilizing, the clean water is sent to the purified water distribution pool located in Dagou Mountain (Shoushan) by the gravity of the terrain drop. The Penny's Water Receiving Station, Xiaopingding Water Source, and Shoushan Distribution Pool constitute Kaohsiung's earliest water system (tap water), which shoulders the urban water supply west of the Kaohsiung River (Love River), laying an important foundation for the development of modern Kaohsiung.

2021.03.01 Next issue Temperature 28 degrees Sunny and sunny Zhuliao Water Intake Station in Dashu, Kaohsiung Special old buildings Especially came to take photos

Kaohsiung Zhuliao Water Intake Station is located on the banks of Xia Danshui River (now Kaohsiung River) in Dashu District, Kaohsiung. It was built during the Japanese colonial period in 1913, and it has been nearly a hundred years ago. It is an important historical heritage of Taiwan’s waterway facilities. , This water intake station is still in operation now! The main building of the water intake station is a western-style building in the Japanese colonial period, with red brick walls, curved facades and eye-catching green window lattices. The machine room and repair plant are large-span wooden frames that can be equipped with modern pumping equipment; as for the style of the building Because it was influenced by European modern design at the beginning of the twentieth century, it is very distinctive. In addition to providing abundant irrigation water for agriculture in Dashu District, the water intake station is also the heart of the earliest tap water system in Kaohsiung. It is a revolutionary and universal construction project in the history of Kaohsiung's urban development. It is listed as a third-class monument by the Ministry of the Interior.

20211024=Thinking that sunlight, air, and water are the three essentials of life, so water resources should be used well, like my bath water or laundry water (washed with water), mainly for flushing the toilet.