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A 62-meter tower built on the site of the former Chiayi Shinto Shrine, many of the remnants of which were destroyed by fire in 1994. Named after a Taiwanese Plains Indigenous sun-shooting myth, its design evokes an Alishan sacred tree split by a 40-meter “ray of sky” containing a bronze relief of the legend. The base houses the rebuilt Martyrs’ Shrine while the upper floors offer panoramic views of the city and mountains.
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- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
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- Indigenous People of Taiwan (台灣原住民)
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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.