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1. [wa0027] [Suao-Hualian Highway] [wa0027] [Suao-Hualian Highway]480 Travel and Transportation; 130 Geography; 494 Highway transportation; 493 Vehicles; 133 Topography and GeologyHighway cut into the side of sheer cliff face of Taiwan's east coast. First built in Qing period as part of ""open the mountains, tame the savages"" campaign in the 1870s, the Suao-Hualian Highway fell into disuse and disrepair by the 1890s. The entire length of the highway was restored in under orders from Governor General Sakuma in 1916, following Japan's defeat of the Taroko Gorge tribes. This work was completed in 1925; a second widening period was competed in 1931 (Matsumoto 1996, p. 153; Nihon chiri taikei 1930 p. 184-85).
2. [wa0029] [Taroko Gorge] [wa0029] [Taroko Gorge]130 Geography; 133 Topography and GeologyThis beautiful gorge, off the east coast of Taiwan near Hualian, was the site of heavy fighting between the Japanese and Taiwanese highlanders from 1896 into the late 1910s. Thereafter it became a well-known tourist attraction, and remains so today.
3. [wa0030] [Suao-Hualian Highway] [wa0030] [Suao-Hualian Highway]480 Travel and Transportation; 130 Geography; 494 Highway transportation; 133 Topography and GeologySheer cliff descending to ocean; the East Coast Highway is visible. Caption in government pamphlet: ""Motor Highway, over 70 miles, along the cliffy East Coast between Suao and Karenko [Hualiangong]"" (Romantic Taiwan 1939, p. 21).
4. [wa0034] [Human-powered irrigation] [wa0034] [Human-powered irrigation]410 Tools and Appliances; 240 Agriculture; 130 Geography; 407 Agricultural Machinery; 133 Topography and Geology; 400 MachinesMan working an irrigation pump to move water for wet-rice cultivation. These human-powered devices were used throughout Taiwan wherever water could not be moved via canal, ditch, or other means. They were also known as 龍骨車. (Nihon chiri taikei 1930 p. 266).
5. [wa0036] [Lion's Head Mountain Temple Complex] [wa0036] [Lion's Head Mountain Temple Complex]340 Structures; 130 Geography; 346 Religious and Educational Structures; 133 Topography and Geology; 341 ArchitectureLion's Head Mountain, or Shitoushan 獅頭山, Nanzhuang township, Xinzhu prefecture. In 1904 local gentry named Huang Kailang 黄開郎 and Chen Xiulan 陳秀蘭 donated funds to construct the Zhuanhuatang or ""Hall for Exhorting Conversion"" 勧化堂 to secure the peace of this valley (roof tiles in foreground). Turbulent weather destroyed this first effort; the temple was rebuilt in 1915. The Pagoda in the background is a Guanyin/Kannon temple (Nihon chiri taikei 1930, p. 64). This photo appears to have been taken from the slope of Shitoushan looking down into the valley. With a peak of 492 meters, Lion's Head Mountain contains many caves and grottoes and is dotted with temples and pagodas. ""In 1927 it was selected as one of the twelve most beautiful scenic spots in Taiwan"" (Liu 1996, p. 67).
6. [wa0079] [Headman in front of ancient tree] [wa0079] [Headman in front of ancient tree]620 Community; 410 Tools and Appliances; 300 Adornment; 130 Geography; 137 Flora; 622 Community Heads; 411 Weapons; 290 Clothing; 301OrnamentThe writing on the back of this photograph indicates that the man pictured in front of the large tree is a headman, or ""tomoku"" 頭目. The attire, raised slate architecture, and positioning of the tree are typical of many Paiwan area plazas. For examples, see Mori Ushinosuke's photos of ""Pabauba"" (Mori 1918:1, pl. 57) and ""Rapal"" (Mori 1918:1, pl. 79).
7. [wa0087] [Water buffalo in a flooded field] [wa0087] [Water buffalo in a flooded field]130 Geography; 231 Domesticated Animals; 133 Topography and Geology; 240 Agriculture
8. [wa0088] [Mt. Guanyin] [wa0088] [Mt. Guanyin]340 Structures; 130 Geography; 133 Topography and Geology; 341 ArchitectureMt. Guanyin 観音山 as seen from Danshui, looking south. Guanyin-shan has a 616m peak and is located south of the mouth of the Danshui river (Story p. 168). Li 2005, p. 105, has a nearly identical photo, at a slightly different angle.
9. [wa0090] [Monastery on Mt. Guanyin] [wa0090] [Monastery on Mt. Guanyin]340 Structures; 130 Geography; 346 Religious and Educational Structures; 133 Topography and GeologyA Japanese caption from different photo of the same monastery, translated: ""Scenery resembling the weathered Mt. Myogi 妙義山 is presented by this andesite volcano located on the mouth of the Danshui River"" (Nihon chiri taikei 1930, p. 224). Myogi-san is a mountain chain in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, famous for its striking shape.
10. [wa0104] [Tunnel on the Suao-Hualian Highway] [wa0104] [Tunnel on the Suao-Hualian Highway]130 Geography; 494 Highway Transportation; 493 Vehicles; 133 Topography and Geology; 490 Land TransportOn the front of postcard of same location (different angle), from Academia Sinica Image Collection (TW02009100),""石硿子の大理石隧道 Tunnel of Marble at Sekikushi (Marine Road at the East Formosa). From back of same card,""岩に窓を穿ち人間業とは思へぬ風致があります 自動車は東海運輸株式會社のバスです.""
11. [wa0105] [Another view of Suao-Hualian Highway] [wa0105] [Another view of Suao-Hualian Highway]130 Geography; 494 Highway Transportation; 493 Vehicles; 133 Topography and Geology; 490 Land TransportClose-up of concrete guardrails along the eastern coastal highway.
12. [wa0107] [Taroko Gorge] [wa0107] [Taroko Gorge]130 Geography; 133 Topography and Geology
13. [wa0108] [Qingshui (Shimizu) Cliffs] [wa0108] [Qingshui (Shimizu) Cliffs]130 Geography; 494 Highway Transportation; 493 Vehicles; 133 Topography and Geology; 490 Land TransportThe Qingshui or Shimizu Cliff 清水の断崖. ""This two-kilometer-long cliff [is located] between Zongde 宗德 and Heping 和平 along the Suao-Hualian Highway...Its rock formation is gneiss and marble, constituting a vertical cliff....This section of Qingshui is drilled in the middle of the cliff. The engineering was extraordinarily tough"" (Liu 1997, p. 234-5).
14. [wa0115] [Cliff on Sanjiaozhui Mountain] [wa0115] [Cliff on Sanjiaozhui Mountain]130 Geography; 133 Topography and Geology; 490 Land TransportFour people stand on narrow mountain trail, completely dwarfed by the scenery. A contemporary description reads [translation]: ""The cliff of Sanjiaozhui Mountain 三角锥山断崖 is [Taroko] Gorge's emblematic site; it rises straight up to a height of 1200 meters...In the center, at the 600-meter mark, a narrow 1-meter path stretches to a length of 1000 meters. Without the steel-wire fencing, few would have the courage to look down into the valley below. Up here, no tree or grass can grow...Workers were brought over from Japan to start the work [on this path] but they abandoned the job, making it necessary for the police, using Aborigine labor, to open up the road"" (Nihon chiri taikei, p. 189).
15. [wa0116] [Multi-colored bluff] [wa0116] [Multi-colored bluff]130 Geography; 133 Topography and GeologyCave opening in the midst of mineral-stained, stone hillside.
16. [wa0117] [Yunlong Falls] [wa0117] [Yunlong Falls]130 Geography; 133 Topography and Geology; 520 Recreation; 526 Athletic SportsNumai Tetsutaro's 沼井鉄太郎 1930 [translated] description: ""Yulong Falls is the most famous waterfall on the ascent of Yushan 玉山 mountain on the road from Tonpo トンポ ［東埔］ to Batongguan [八通関]. The source of the falls issues from Gundai Mountain 郡大山. The upper level is 180 ft., the lower level is 200 ft. in height. The bridge built between these two levels is called Lingyun/Ryo'un Bridge 綾雲橋. In the summertime mountaineers find this beautiful view breath-taking, and take a rest to be immersed in its awe-inspiring, sacred atmosphere""(Nihon chiri taikei 1930, p. 106).
17. [wa0118] [Snowy mountain peaks of Yushan] [wa0118] [Snowy mountain peaks of Yushan]130 Geography; 133 Topography and GeologySummit of Yushan 玉山(Jade Mountain) in central Taiwan. This picture was published in the Guide to Travel on Taiwan's Railways 台湾鉄道旅行案内 in 1932. Yushan was called ""Niitaka"" 新高 in Japanese because it became the (new) highest elevation in the empire when Japan annexed Taiwan in 1895, eclipsing Mt. Fuji.
18. [wa0119] [Interesting Rock] [wa0119] [Interesting Rock]130 Geography; 133 Topography and GeologyA very large boulder or rock outcropping with plant growth on top. A man is looking up at this object to provide a sense of its scale.
19. [wa0121] [Man with umbrella on mountain path] [wa0121] [Man with umbrella on mountain path]480 Travel and Transportation; 130 Geography; 133 Topography and Geology; 487 RoutesSeveral pedestrians on narrow mountain path. A protective fence running along the trail is visible.
20. [wa0122] [Spear-fishing in rapids] [wa0122] [Spear-fishing in rapids]220 Food Quest; 130 Geography; 226 FishingA man identified as Atayal is spearing fish in stream; a basket is attached to his waist. Xie (2002) refers to him as Saisiat; Suzuki locates this scene in Garawan village, Taizhong (1935, p. 29).
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