Typhoon Megi strikes hard: The "Water Core" bamboo installation at Chenglong Wetlands in Kouhu, Yunlin, is completely destroyed

▲ Typhoon Megi strikes hard: The "Water Core" at Chenglong Wetlands in Kouhu, Yunlin, has completely collapsed. (Photo / Taken fromThe Smell of Kouhu Sea BreezeFacebook page)

Travel Center / Comprehensive report

Typhoon Megi is raging across Taiwan, bringing fierce winds and heavy rain. The famous bamboo-woven landscape art piece "Water Core" at Chenglong Wetlands in Kouhu, Yunlin, couldn't withstand the strong winds and collapsed this afternoon. A netizen"The Smell of Kouhu Sea Breeze"posted photos of the damaged art installation on Facebook, prompting many users to express their regret in the comments.

▲ The original appearance of the "Water Core." (Photo / Provided by Yunlin County Government)

Chenglong Wetlands has hosted the "Chenglong Wetlands International Environmental Art Project" over the years, creating art installations using local materials. Among them, the "Water Core"—made of bamboo, hemp rope, and recycled bamboo—consists of three approximately 5-meter-tall bamboo-woven water bottle sculptures standing in the wetlands, becoming a unique sight that has attracted many visitors. However, due to the bamboo having become brittle after prolonged exposure to wind and sun, the typhoon blew down the "Water Core." Many netizens who saw the photos commented things like "What a pity" and "Hope it can be restored."

Meanwhile, the "Chenglong Wetlands International Environmental Art Project" also posted on its Facebook fan page earlier, stating, "The 'Water Core' had one bottle toppled before dawn. Over the next 24 hours, the wind and rain may intensify, and we will let the time-lapse camera record the process of this environmental art piece returning to nature." Although it's regrettable that the "Water Core" has returned to nature, the transformation of the artwork also documents the power of nature.

The earlier post by netizen The Smell of Kouhu Sea Breeze: