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文學院通識教育課程

111th Academic Year The Avenue of NCKU Heritage – Area of Cultural Assets The Avenue of NCKU Heritage – Area of Environment and Ecology From country to city: Taveron and Han integration Kyrie: Pestilence and faith in the salty area Highlighting Western Chu-Wei Ginza: Commercial tracks from harbors to modern streets Tavocan and the Town of Hills The Museum: Ecological village and eco-museum The Stories about Major South Gate of Fu-Chen (Tainan) Modern new generation 110th Academic Year The Route of NCKU Students - The Cultural Assets Area NCKU Students' Route – Area of Cultural Assets Migration and Settlement of the Siraya Tribe Zengwen Creek’s nine bends and 18 turns, with astronomy, hydrology and humanities Exploring the Old Industries of Tainan City Journey of Beauty The Narrations of Water Resources, Agriculture and Livestock Industries Exploring Old Yuejin Harbor Area Lâu-Nuā Sió Sai Kha Highlighting Western Chu-Wei Area, Yu-Ler Street & Eastern Gate 109th Academic Year NCKU Students' Route – Area of Cultural Assets NCKU Students' Route – Area of Environment and Ecology Migration and Settlement of the Siraya Tribe Old Taijiang Inner Sea: Its Previous and Current Existence Lâu-noā Sió-sai-kha Exploring the Old Industries of Tainan City The Exploitation of the Works of Nature-Journey about The Frost and The Flower of Salt Badlands and the Mountain City Age-old Stories from the South of the City The Magnificent of Zheng-Xing Street 108th Academic Year The Route of NCKU Students─The Cultural Assets Area NCKU Students' Route – Area of Environment and Ecology Ecology of Fishery and Sea Salt Harvesting─ The Nature and Culture of Tai-Jiang Lagoon Migration and Settlement of the Siraya Tribe Age-old Stories from the South of the City Exploring the Old Industries of Tainan City The Narrations of Water Resources, Agriculture and Livestock Industries Technology and Humanities Science Park and Cultural Archeology From Kū-Lâu to Sin-Lâu Hospital Folk Delicacy around Minor West Gate Area 107th Academic Year The Avenue for NCKU Students Exploring Old Occupations in Tainan Secret Literary Path of Tainan Migration and Settlement of the Siraya Tribe Old Tai Jang Inner Sea: Its Previous and Current Existence Five-Canal Harbor Area: The Water Gods and Import-Export Tradesmen Tradition and Innovation: Zhengxing Street and the Grand Market(Da Caishi) The Water Resource of Tainan Area The Grace of Yanshui Harbor: Rejuvenation of Yanshui and Hopi Settlements 106th Academic Year The Avenue of NCKU Students Gate of Urn-Shaped Castle and the Stony Plates Siraya People’s Migration and Their Journey to Settlement Zeelandia and the Retrospective Anping Old Taijang Inner Sea (Taijang Nei Hai ) : Its Previous and Current Existence Tradition and Innovation- Zhengxing Street and the Grand Market (Da Caishi ) Qing Dynasty Government Official’s Trail-Chunan Old Street and Zhenbei Fang Five-Canal Harbor Area, the Water Gods and Import-Export Tradesmen Fantastic Trips to Know Sugar and Salt production Chikan Park Area and Historical Traces Secret Garden of Literature- From Taiwan Administration (Taiwan Fu) to Tainan Prefecture Hall (Tainan Zhou Ting) The Water World of Tainan Area

The Water Resource of Tainan Area

Route Introduction

1Wushantou Reservior

2Aqueduct Bridge of Guantian Creek

3Hatta Yoichi Memorial Park

4Shanshang Water Treatment Plant
“The best of all nature is just like water. It benefits all things and does not contend with them.” －Laozi: Dao De Jing

The life span of Taiwanese people a hundred years ago was around 40 years. Diseases like malaria, cholera and plaque prevailed, which were caused by poor hygiene and the lack of clean drinking water.

Building the running water system was the very first and the most urgent public infrastructure by the Japanese when they occupied Taiwan. The Japanese set the priority on improving the quality of drinking water and the sewage system.

The Tainan water-pipe system was completed in 1922 and tap water became available in Tainan City. As Taiwan moved gradually toward modernization, people are better protected from the hazards of diseases caused by poor hygiene.

Black foot disease, which had affected residents in the Bachang Creek area resulted from drinking arsenic–rich underground water, disappeared after tap water became available. In addition, farmlands also suffered drought due to the lack of irrigation system before 1930s.

There are many rivers and creeks on Jianan Plain, but there was no well-planned irrigation system. Lacking stable water supply, farming became difficult then. After Wusanto Reservoir was constructed, Jianan Irrigation system could bring water to the vast land during the planting season.