Hengde Park Introduction
In the early days, Dadu Mountain lacked water sources, and residents had to fetch water from the foot of the mountain by ox cart or carry it on their shoulders, or rely on ponds to collect rainwater, making life extremely inconvenient. In the 49th year of the Republic of China, Professor James Hunter, an American professor teaching in the social department at Tunghai University, was concerned about the difficulties residents faced in obtaining drinking water and advocated for the establishment of the "Dadu Mountain Community Improvement Committee." He pledged to assist residents in installing a water supply system, estimating a total cost of around 2.4 million TWD at that time. In addition to seeking funding assistance from various sources like the Farmers' Association, the Taiwan Provincial Government, and the Taichung County Government, Professor Hunter also donated his life's savings of 600,000 TWD to help the residents of Dadu Mountain set up a simple water supply system. The water supply project was completed in April of the 52nd year. At that time, only Taichung City and Fengyuan had water supply in the Taichung area, and the nearby Donghai Villa area did not have water supply until the 72nd year.
