Former Tangrong Brick Kiln
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Former Tangrong Brick Kiln is located on Tongmeng Road, beside Love River and Jhongdu Bridge.In 1902 (the 35th of Japanese Emperor Meiji), Japanese set up Samejima Tile Kiln Factory in the Sankuaicuo Suburb, and the Factory was equipped with three traditional multi-entrance Kilns.This was also the first brick kiln in Dagou.In 1913, the economy in Taiwan was booming, and people began to construct more buildings.As the need of bricks had increased, Japanese set up the Taiwan Tile Kiln Corporation to integrate local kiln factories. Then, the Dagou branch of Taiwan Tile Kiln Corporation—Dagou Tile Kiln Factory—was set up.Due to the increasing need of bricks, Dagou Factory built six high-throughput Hoffman kilns (also know as Eight-Diagram Kiln), in order to expand the production scale.At that time, it had provided almost all of the bricks for important constructions in southern Taiwan.In 1946, after the Retrocession of Taiwan, Dagou Tile Kiln Factory was merged into the Industry and Mining Ministry of Taiwan Provincial Administration, and changed its name to Kaohsiung Brick Factory.Later, the owner of Tangrong Iron Works Company, Mr.Tang, Chuan-Zong, bought Kaohsiung Brick Factory in 1957, but it became a government-owned company in 1962.
The production of Tangrong Brick Kiln played an important role in Taiwan’s economic boom in the 60s and 70s.However, as construction methods changed drastically, Tangrong Brick Kiln was forced to close in 1985. As mentioned above, the facilities of Tangrong Brick Kiln were established in several stages.First, the Eight-Diagram Kilns (Hoffman Kiln) and chimneys were built in 1913, and the Reverse Flame Kiln was built in 1975, after the factory was transferred to Tangrong Iron Works Company. On the other hand, the 80-meter long Tunnel Kiln was built during the production of refractory bricks.Now, the Kiln listed as a historical site by Kaohsiung City Government, and in 2005, it was revitalized and became a leisure park for citizens.
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Text by Steve Smith.
