Industrialization and urbanization undoubtedly have brought many places prosperity. However, the fast-speed urbanization process in Asia results in the loss of local identity and flexibility to adapt to the increasing frequency of extreme climate catastrophes. By looking into the beginning of a city, oftentimes water plays a crucial role to initiate a society. However, the trace of water is usually long gone in many urbanized places. Former water systems are now covered with concrete to meet the increasing demand for space. As a result, the intimacy between people and water is rapidly fading away. Nevertheless, water could be the carrier to keep on telling stories of the place, create a sense of place, and abound with the landscape. Through understanding the former irrigation system, Ksôkong Tsùn Irrigation System, in southern Taiwan, this design/research aims to establish landscape architecture design strategies and designs at the local scale to reform people-water relationships to flourish local identity an