The least well-known of all the remaining salt police watchtowers in coastal Taiwan. It once guarded the approach to Xincuo Salt Field (新厝土盤鹽田), later designated the No. 4 Production Area (第四生產區) of Budai Saltworks. It was likely established in 1948, but historic records are scant. As of the 2020s it is still standing amidst aquaculture ponds next to the highway.
Warning: this location is abandoned, hazardous, or otherwise neglected and may be unsafe and even dangerous! Exercise appropriate precautions when visiting.
警告：此處已廢棄或長期無人管理，可能存在潛在危險。造訪時請務必提高警覺，並做好相關安全防護措施。
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- NTD (新唐人電視台)
Themes
- KMT Authoritarian Era Taiwan (國民政府時期)
- Salt Industry in Taiwan (台灣鹽業)
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I am a web application developer, photojournalist, urban explorer, and history enthusiast passionate about the open web and documenting my experiences on this planet. This project was founded in the early 2010s and has evolved into a sort of personal Wikipedia of places that interest me (and often the photographs I’ve taken there). I’m originally from Toronto, Canada, but spend most of my time residing in Taiwan.