| Summary: | 碩士 === 淡江大學 === 日本研究所碩士在職專班 === 95 === During the period governed by Japan, Taiwan governor-general palace following “Industrialize Japan, Agriculturize Taiwan”policy, in order to replenish Japanese local rice insufficiency, they opened up cultivated land in Taiwan actively, to improve the type of rice, improve the technique of farming, improve the irrigating facilities, to increase the rice output, supply the needs of Taiwan and Japan, Taoyuan Canal was under this background to be built.
Frankly speaking this facilities has big contribution to this land and the people for long term, this thesis is try to find the history of Taoyuan Canal construction from 1916 to 1922, there is no any big automatic machine to be used at that period, all are by manpower, it was very hard and dangerous, meanwhile to find the history of Taoyuan Canal tunnel contract Sawaigumi.
The creator of Sawaigumi is Mr.Ichizo Sawai, he was born in 1850, his parents were died in his childhood, he was very naughty and did not like study, he was drop out from primary school, he was used to be a sailor, afterward he worked under railway expert Dr.Soichiro Matsumoto, he was trust by Dr.Soichiro Matsumoto, learned the skill of railway construction, he came to Taiwan in 1895, created Sawaigumi in 1898,he was contract with many construction project which including railway ,government office and irrigating facilities which including Taoyuan Canal tunnel construction. Just like the stele which carved with 55 of name who died in this tunnel construction project.We are here to have the benefit of this irrigating facilities should thank these died people, and memorize this history.
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