Beitun Leihu New Village

Date CapturedApril 6th, 2025 at 03:03 UTCCameraDC-S5M2LensLUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6Apertureƒ / 7.1Shutter Speed1/250 secFocal Length32.0 mmISO100Exposure Value13.6 EVOriginal Size3600 × 2400

A military-style village not far from the former airbases on the northwestern side of Taichung. The name “Leihu” translates to Thunder Tiger and it might be paying tribute to the ROCAF aerobatics team of the same name. Initially it was built to provide housing for members of the US Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG) and their families during the period of US-ROC cooperation in the 1960s as the Vietnam War escalated. After the withdrawal of American forces from Taiwan in 1979 presumably the character of the village changed.

Date CapturedApril 6th, 2025 at 03:04 UTCCameraDC-S5M2LensLUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6Apertureƒ / 6.3Shutter Speed1/320 secFocal Length20.0 mmISO100Exposure Value13.6 EVOriginal Size3600 × 2400

Date CapturedApril 6th, 2025 at 03:02 UTCCameraDC-S5M2LensLUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6Apertureƒ / 5.6Shutter Speed1/320 secFocal Length20.0 mmISO100Exposure Value13.3 EVOriginal Size3600 × 2400

Note that there is also a second military village with the same name on the east side of Taichung, but the connection to this one is unclear.