Originally established as a private residence, Huxian Flower and Fruit Garden (壺仙花果園), founded in 1926 by Lai Yuruo (賴雨若), Tainan Prefecture’s first Taiwanese lawyer and a celebrated poet. A gathering place for literati including painter Lin Yushan (林玉山), it was converted to a kindergarten after Lai’s death in 1941, closed in 1976, and largely demolished in 2025. Some traces may remain, but it appears as if much of the original site is now a parking lot.
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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- Liberty Times (自由時報)
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- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- Education History in Taiwan (臺灣教育史)
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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.