踏溯台南

踏溯台南

文學院 通識教育課程

Migration and Settlement of the Siraya Tribe

Route Introduction

 

The Dutch Well

Chilly well water sweet as apple

  The Dutch well is located at the foothills of "Feishalun" in Beitouyang. The legend says the well was dug by the Dutch. Senior tribal people said that the well water was clear and sweet and the tribe had lived on the well water for a long time.

   After the World War II, the running water system became prevalent, so the Dutch well was gradually forgotten and eventually buried in the sand. The location of the well was identified in 1998 with the help Mr. Huang Xian-Jing and other local seniors.
 
  The well was eventually resurfaced with the efforts and sponsorship of the director of Lichang Temple, Mr. Yang Yuan-Fu. Feishalun, where the well is located, is also called "Fanziliao hill".
 
  It is 18 meters above the sea level. Because it is located on the plain, one can see far on the hill. A first-class and a third-class triangulation points have been set up at different times on the hill. During the Japanese occupation era, the Japanese army built a wooden observatory on the hill for defense purpose.
 
  Recently, Lichang Temple, Feishalun, the Dutch Well, the observatory, and Pingpu Cultural Park, have been organized as the attractions for tourists in the area.
 
 
 
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