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Hsin Chia Elementary School (2008 CyberFair Project ID 5361)
Taiwan,
Houbi Township, Tainan County, Taiwan
Official Status:
Final Project: Ready for Judging
Teacher:
Category: 3. Business and Community Organizations
We estimate 16 student(s) from 11 to 12 will work on this entry.
Description of Our Community: Houbi Township, commonly referred to as Houbiliao is situated at the northern tip of Tainan County. It is bordered by Bachiang River and Chiayi County in the north and west. It is connected to Baihe Town in the east and Yenshuei Town in the southwest. It neighbors Dongshan Township in the southeast direction and Sinying in the south. Geographically, the northeastern parts are elevated and rush down the west in torrents. The relative height difference is not great. It is flat in landform is flat consisting of mostly Chia-Nan Plains. Geographically, Houbi Township is located at the border between Tainan and Chiayi Metropolitans. The location determined the rural role Houbi Township played later on. Therefore, in terms of humanity, culture, and landscape, Houbi Township displays features of a rural town on the plain. Fields are seen everywhere particularly rice fields. In addition, business activities in this township are slow paced especially when compared with neighboring towns and townships. Since it is a rural based township, Chia-Nan Canal is an important facility for farmland irrigation. It passes through our school fences, our houses, and our relatives’ rice fields. As we come cross the canal every day, water here is of special importance to us. It is a landscape that we can not erase from our memory. It is also an important tool in our daily lives. Therefore, it is essential that we learn about its history, facility, and organization in order to understand more about our hometown.
Project Description: As its name implies, Chia-Nan Canal is seated on Chia-Nan Plain. It is the mainstream of agricultural developments. It mainly obtains its water source from Zenwun River, Guantian River, and Jhuoshuei River to irrigate over 100,000kah of farmlands in Yunlin, Chiayi, and Tainan.
The construction of Wushantou Reservoir was the major task to accomplish. Te river valley of Guantian River is the water catchment area. Then, an embankment is constructed at Wushantou to form artificial water storage. The reservoir engineering was done using state-of-the-art technology, “Semi Hydraulic Fill.”The engineering work took almost 10 years to complete. It was the largest reservoir in Southeast Asia at the time. It is now known as Wushantou Reservoir. (AKA: Shanhu Pond) Engineering Although the purpose of constructing Chia-Nan Canal was to solve the problem of rice shortage in Japan, it can not be denied that this facility proves to be the most beneficial one for residents on Chia-Nan Plain. Chia-Nan Canal is the result of advanced technology and the hard work of Hachitayoichi. He spent 10 years of his life on it and brought benefits to thousands of people. Here, we would like to extend our gratitude to this admirable “Father of Chia-Nan Canal.” He truly deserves this good name. Hopefully, when we stand before Hachitayoichi’s Statue one day and stand on the land of Wushantou Reservoir, we will remember the beautiful story behind it during the Japanese Colonial Period.
The topic covers an introduction of this irrigation engineering, the largest construction work in Taiwan. First, the natural environment of Chia-Nan Plain is first introduced. Then, the background and construction process of the canal are explained. The three-year-crop-rotation is also covered in the topic. Finally, the respected Father of Chia-Nan Canal, Hachitayoichi is introduced. Students will be able to understand agriculture. It is more than just cultivating crops, there are many techniques involved as well.