Remains of a ramie processing factory and warehouse operated by the Matsumoto Ramie Company (松本苧麻會社), located about 100 meters south of Zhangyuan Elementary School along Provincial Highway 11. After the surrounding mountains were stripped of camphor trees by the nearby bureau branch office, the company recruited workers from western Taiwan to cultivate ramie on the cleared land, processing its fibers into material for sacks, rope, fishing nets, and military uniforms. The factory was bombed by the US military during World War 2 and only the outer walls survive.
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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- Taiwan Cultural Memory Bank (文化部國家文化記憶庫)
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- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- World War 2 History in Taiwan (台灣第二次世界大戰歷史)
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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.