●[Birthplace of Faucet]>>Industrial Development and Environment
- Dingfanpo located at the junction corner among Lukang, Hemei and Xianxi. The village is separated by Yang Zi Cuo river which leads to sea near Changhua Coastal Industrial Park. Less than one kilometer away from the sea, the village has strong winter winds, only suited for dry land farming with its high salinity soil. Therefore, farmers have low income and tough life.
- Due to poor agricultural practices, natives started to turn to manufacture industry in 30s and 40s. Most families earned their living by plumbing, molding and plating. It developed into most valuable faucet kingdom in the world.
- However, as Dingfanpo became an industrial cluster and pushed faucet-related products into international market, it also created many environmental issues. Remaining farmers were restricted from farming on these lands due to heavy metal contamination. It made their life even more difficult.
- During our field study, we see a sign about prohibiting farming by the authority. This makes us contemplate the issue of environmental protection. The industry should properly deal with sewage and waste treatment.
