In Taiwanese, the water pump is also known as the “water dragon.” The Taiwanese name for the water pump given by the elderly is based on the action of manually lifting and pressing a wooden handle.
Grandma said: “In the old days, getting water was not as convenient as today, where you simply turn on the faucet to have water. We needed water pumps to retrieve the water from the wells or underground. In the age of agriculture, the water pump played an important role, and as technology advanced, only a few places still have these installations.”