tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863461026990087355.post8682606433219098536..comments2017-11-06T14:47:22.419-06:00Comments on US Taiwan Defense Command: The CanalDonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01071798130626903767noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863461026990087355.post-38607305858325500972011-01-13T09:18:45.667-06:002011-01-13T09:18:45.667-06:00I believe this photo from the Shu Linkou veterans ...I believe this photo from the Shu Linkou veterans website may be of the same location: http://shulinkou.tripod.com/rlbenjo1.jpgDonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01071798130626903767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863461026990087355.post-47607234126993938412011-01-13T01:24:29.363-06:002011-01-13T01:24:29.363-06:00Victor, Back in the 1960's there was raw sewag...Victor, Back in the 1960's there was raw sewage flowing in the canal. Yes, it did stink. I lived not too far away from the canal (Hsin-Hseng N. Rd. Sec 2, Lane 127.)<br /><br />The Taiwanese word for toilet (piān-só) sounds a lot like the ben-so or benjo. I think that the word must have a Japanese derivative.<br /><br />It was not meant as a derogatory term back then, but a statement of fact.titojohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11439961002930293736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863461026990087355.post-40128056661888811512011-01-12T20:43:10.927-06:002011-01-12T20:43:10.927-06:00Sarj,
I believe the following is the Hsin-Sheng Dr...Sarj,<br />I believe the following is the Hsin-Sheng Drainage Canal on the 1945 map.<br />http://www.wretch.cc/album/show.php?i=vicwk&b=2&f=1551082658&p=4<br />But I can't find the abandoned railroad track you mentioned on the map?Victornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863461026990087355.post-18788363225243364532011-01-12T14:25:33.462-06:002011-01-12T14:25:33.462-06:00Victor somewhere near the canal was an abandoned r...Victor somewhere near the canal was an abandoned railroad track. The Army Map Service map of 1945 shows the track. I remember part of it still there in 1963, maybe a mile or so south of where the map shows it. Can you confirm?<br />http://ishare.iask.sina.com.cn/f/8075370.htmlSarj Bloomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15386755642390348961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863461026990087355.post-2103632846010530232011-01-11T17:33:27.101-06:002011-01-11T17:33:27.101-06:00The canal stinks? The word benjo(便所) is from Japan...The canal stinks? The word benjo(便所) is from Japanese, which means toilet.Victornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863461026990087355.post-84826990066715652282011-01-11T06:46:24.991-06:002011-01-11T06:46:24.991-06:00Back in the day, we all referred to it as Benjo Di...Back in the day, we all referred to it as Benjo Ditch Road.titojohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11439961002930293736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863461026990087355.post-13250518313705173532011-01-10T01:39:24.693-06:002011-01-10T01:39:24.693-06:00The canal in the photo is part of 新生大排水道(Hsin-Shen...The canal in the photo is part of 新生大排水道(Hsin-Sheng Drainage Canal), or some people called it 瑠公圳(Guo Hsi-Liu's Irrigating Canal). The Hsin-Sheng Overpass Highway over the canal was built in 1983.Victornoreply@blogger.com