Hǔwěi Waterway — During the Japanese colonial era, to solve Taiwan's tap water issues, the Japanese hired British engineer Palmerston as a consultant for the Governor-General's Office of Taiwan in 1896.

Hǔwěi Waterway. During the Japanese colonial era, to solve Taiwan's tap water issues, the Japanese hired British engineer Palmerston as a consultant for the Governor-General's Office of Taiwan in 1896. During the Japanese colonial era, to solve Taiwan's tap water issues, the Japanese hired British engineer Palmerston as a consultant for the Governor-General's Office of Taiwan in 1896. He was responsible for the design and construction of the waterworks. The current "Shuāngjùntóu Tamsui Waterworks" is Taiwan's first tap water facility. The classical stone archway, inscribed with "Hǔwěi Water Source," has supplied clear water to the Tamsui area for a century and continues to do so uninterruptedly. Address: 新北市淡水區水源街二段346巷5號 Hours: 00:00–23:59 New Taipei