Lantan Lake

Coordinates: 23°28′22.6″N 120°28′45.9″E / 23.472944°N 120.479417°E

Lantan Lake

The Lantan Lake (Chinese: 蘭潭水庫; pinyin: Lántán Shuǐkù) or Orchid Lake is a lake and reservoir in East District, Chiayi City, Taiwan.[1]

History

The lake is also called the Holland Lake, Dutch Lake, and Hong-Mao Pei (see ang mo) because the lake was dug by the Dutch around 300 years ago during the Dutch Formosa rule by taking it source from the Bazhang River to irrigate the broad fields run by the Dutch East India Company. This system lasted until the beginning of Kingdom of Tungning in Taiwan in which the lake laid in ruins until the Qing Dynasty rule. In the late Japanese rule period, the dam was reconstructed.[2]

Geography

The reservoir can contain 9,790,000 m3 of water as the main water resource of Chiayi City.[3] It covers an area of 2 km2.

Features

Sanxin Pavilion

The lake features the Sanxin Pavilion. A colorful fountain is set up also on the lake which its surging water can go up to 50 meters.

Transportation

The lake is accessible by bus from Chiayi Station of Taiwan Railways Administration.

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lantan Reservoir.

References

  1. ↑ "Attractions > Hot Spots > Chiayi City > Lantan (Holland Lake) Scenic Area >". eng.taiwan.net.tw. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  2. ↑ "1024px-Lantan_Reservoir_D0612". upload.wikimedia.org. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  3. ↑ "Investment Environment-Chiayi City Government". chiayi.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-08-24.