Museum commemorating Japanese architect opens in Taiwan

Museum commemorating Japanese architect opens in Taiwan

TAINAN, Taiwan - Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou (2nd from L) and Shuichi Hatta (L) open a gate at Yoichi Hatta Memorial Park in Tainan, southern Taiwan, on May 8, 2011. A ceremony was held to mark the opening of the park dedicated to Japanese architect Yoichi Hatta, Shuichi's grandfather. Yoichi Hatta built the Chianan Canal and Wushantou Reservoir in Greater Tainan.

Museum commemorating Japanese architect opens in Taiwan

Museum commemorating Japanese architect opens in Taiwan

TAINAN, Taiwan - Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou (2nd from L) and Shuichi Hatta (L) open a gate at Yoichi Hatta Memorial Park in Tainan, southern Taiwan, on May 8, 2011. A ceremony was held to mark the opening of the park dedicated to Japanese architect Yoichi Hatta, Shuichi's grandfather. Yoichi Hatta built the Chianan Canal and Wushantou Reservoir in Greater Tainan. (Kyodo)

Taiwan holds event to remember influential Japanese engineer

Taiwan holds event to remember influential Japanese engineer

Women dressed in yukata, a Japanese summer kimono, perform a dance in Tainan on May 8, 2021, to remember Japanese architect Yoichi Hatta, who designed the Chianan Canal, Wushantou Reservoir and Wushantou Dam in Greater Tainan in southern Taiwan a century ago.

Taiwan holds event to remember influential Japanese engineer

Taiwan holds event to remember influential Japanese engineer

Women dressed in yukata, a Japanese summer kimono, perform a dance in Tainan on May 8, 2021, to remember Japanese architect Yoichi Hatta, who designed the Chianan Canal, Wushantou Reservoir and Wushantou Dam in Greater Tainan a century ago.

Taiwan holds event to remember influential Japanese engineer

Taiwan holds event to remember influential Japanese engineer

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen speaks in Tainan on May 8, 2021, during a ceremony to remember Japanese architect Yoichi Hatta, who designed the Chianan Canal, Wushantou Reservoir and Wushantou Dam in Greater Tainan in southern Taiwan a century ago.