Flip! Revive! A Sustainable Urban Corner!

The Once-Vital Waterways of the City/ In the early days, Taipei was full of canals and small streams that played an important role in daily life. /Changes Brought by Urbanization/ As the city grew, many waterways were filled in or covered, turning into drainage ditches. Take the Liugong Canal, for example — it used to be clear and clean, with children playing in it. Over time, it became a smelly, polluted gutter. /Pollution and Environmental Awareness/ Illegal buildings and sewage discharge worsened the water quality. Although the government’s sewer projects brought some improvements, pro