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Last water tap heads to museum
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THE last public tap, the source of daily water for over 100 households for more than a century, is being moved to another destination — a local museum.
The public tap in an old residential community on 63 Chang’an Road was dismantled over the weekend after the last resident agreed to be relocated.
It will be moved to the Shanghai Waterworks Science & Technology Museum on 830 Yangshupu Road in Yangpu District.
“The tap is the last remnant of Shanghai’s history because it shows a lifestyle that was unique to Shanghai,” said Wang Yi, a researcher with the Shanghai History Museum.
An old resident, surnamed Li, said the water tap belonged to a wealthy family who owned the whole block of houses. Nearly 50 years ago, some 70 households moved into the community but had to share the only water tap.
“We washed vegetables, clothes and rice near the tap while chatting with each other,” he said.
Individual households fitted several plastic pipes to the tap to avoid coming down for water. It will be exhibited with its history at the museum after being reassembled, a museum official said.
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