Guanziling Hotel

Date Captured

May 10th, 2014 at 11:31 UTC

Camera

NIKON D3100

Lens

AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED [II] or AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED

Aperture

ƒ / 3.5

Shutter Speed

1/13 sec

Focal Length

18.0 mm

ISO

200

Exposure Value

7.3 EV

Download

3600 × 2400

One of the oldest surviving hotels in the Guanziling (關子嶺) hot springs district, originally established in 1905 as Tatsutaya (龍田屋) by a Japanese proprietor named Sekiguchi (關口氏). It was the most luxurious inn of its era, equipped with a garden, steam room, and billiard table, though it shared an outdoor bathhouse with the neighbouring Yoshidaya (吉田屋). The hotel changed hands several times during the colonial period and continued operating after the war. Several Japanese colonial era elements remain, including a garden pond and wooden guestrooms with tatami floors and sliding doors.