Tainan Landscape Garden Waterway Museum Introduction
Located next to County Road 178, the century-old heritage site, the Old Tainan Waterway, can easily be overlooked. This site is an important monument that witnessed the development of water conservancy in the Greater Tainan area. After its retirement, the Tainan Waterway has transformed into a waterworks museum filled with historical ambiance. The Baroque-style factory is well-preserved, with intact machinery that showcases rare antique pieces, evoking a sense of nostalgia. The waterway comprises five facilities related to the water supply system: water intake facilities, sedimentation tanks, aeration chambers, pumping rooms, and clarifying pools. The historical value categorized as a monument includes various architectural structures, Western-style reinforced concrete buildings, red brick houses, and stone pavements, along with well-preserved machinery, including 14 British quick filters and components, a yard-mounted crane, and vertical electric motor sets. These machines are valuable cultural heritage in Taiwan's water supply industry. Visitors must ascend a 189-step path to reach the clarifying pool, which is a gray building composed of natural stone and imitation stone blocks, solid as a fortress. On either side of the clarifying pool are water quality testing laboratories, topped with earthen soil and vegetation, featuring 59 cast iron vent columns. The circular emblem on the gable of the clarifying well door at the back reads "Nan Shui" in cement, serving as the logo for the "Tainan Waterway," narrating the glorious history it once held to visitors. About the Father of Taiwan's Waterway - Yasushiro Hanyano is renowned as the Father of Taiwan's Waterway. Born in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, in 1863, he graduated from the Imperial University of Tokyo with a degree in industrial engineering. In 1896, Yasushiro Hanyano came to Taiwan as an assistant to the British William Burton and served as an engineer in the Civil Engineering Department of the Governor-General of Taiwan. Over 23 years of work in Taiwan, he continuously participated in and completed important waterway projects in Keelung, Taipei, Taichung, and Tainan, making significant contributions to Taiwan's waterway development.
