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The Park of Madou Port Ruins Project

Madoushe Shueijiaotou was a port. It was along Daofong inland sea and located on the intersection of Bajhang River and Wanli River. It was also a production place of sugar. After 1765, the rivers were silted up, and the coast shifted to west. Now, there is only the ruin of the port. The tribe of SilayaPingpu Madoushe was located on Madou. Madou River Incident was the only victory the Taiwanese Natives received against Netherlanders (the Dutch). It is very important in Taiwan history.

There are many ruins in Madoushe Shueijiaotou. They are the evidences recording severe changes of the landscape and the coast in the past 2 to 3 hundred years. In order to conserve the valuable historical and geographical ruins, Tainan County Mayor Mr. Huan-Jhih Su proposed Shueijiaotou Ruins Cultural Park Project. He wished that people in Tainan would value the history and culture more than before by restoring the historic trace.

Dr. Chang-Yi Liuo, Professor, Institute of Information Sciences, Academia Sinica, and the assistants found ancient coins, nails of the boats, and bricks from the Manchu Dynasty. It is the ruins of the Old Madou Port which was the only Daofong inland sea in Taiwan. The folktales “Breaking the Geomantic Omen of Dorgan's Throat” and “the Emperor from Madou” add the legendary stories to this famous tourist attraction.

Tainan County Mayor Mr. Huan-Jhih Su proposed The Park of Madou Port Ruins Project to conserve the valuable historical and geographical ruins. He received the assistance from the Council for Cultural Affairs (CCA), and authorized Institute of Taiwan History and Institute of History and Philology (Academia Sinica) to undertake the Investigating the Ruins likely to be the Old Madou Port and the Historic Investigation Research Project. It was the beginning of digging the Old Madou Port Ruins, and the cultural and historical relics were found. Taiwan President Mr. Shui-Bian Chen inspected Shueijiaotou Ruins and found the ruins were culturally and historically valuable. Tainan County Mayor Mr. Huan-Jhih Su directed Tainan County Government to undertake the Park of Madou Port Ruins Project. The Park of Madou Port Ruins is located on the center of the area. The modified canals and the rebuild port will restore the Old Madou Port.

The beginning designed area of the Park of Madou Port Ruins is around 3 hectare (with the financial assistance of NT$ 3,490,000 from the Council for Cultural Affairs). The integrated design is to restore the Old Madou Port with Museum of Madou Port Ruins (as the entrance imagery) in the left and the Park of Shueijiaotou Ruins the near Dragon-Phoenix Lake in the right. Tainan County Government also announced that the Old Canals of Madou Shueijiaotou Ruins was the excavation at county level to conserve the cultural resources.

Madou was a trade center in Taiwan in the past 200 years. There are many temples and luxurious villas with different features. It provided the space for folk arts; thus, there are many cultural resources here. The fruit such as the shaddock, white pomelo, and avocado, and the traditional snack Madou Bowled Rice Cake is known by everyone in Taiwan. Madou is a beautiful place with culture, history, and the industrial potential.

After The Park of Madou Port Ruins was built on the site of the Old Madou Port Ruins, there will be an all-new view of restoring Madou Port Ruins. Tainan County Mayor Mr. Huan-Jhih Su wishes that through the design and management of this cultural park, it can be the symbol of other cultural parks to retain the eternal evidence of Taiwan history.

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