Only the gate remains of a former branch office of the Camphor Monopoly Bureau (樟腦專賣局) just north of Zhangyuan Police Station. In 1920 the Taiwan Camphor Company (臺灣製腦株式會社) expanded its east coast operations, taking over production areas formerly managed by Fujikawa and adding several new sites. Hokkien and Hakka workers were employed as camphor chiefs and porters, hauling camphor from the mountains to the office. A post-war camphor office was briefly established in 1947 but dissolved by 1949.
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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- Monopoly System in Taiwan (台灣專賣制度)
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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.