Originally established as Daxing Theater (大興大戲院) in the mid-1960s. It was later renamed Tianbao Theater (天寶戲院) in the early 1970s, but business remained tumultuous, and it was eventually reorganized as Nǎnshān Theater (湳山戲院). Only in the 1990s did it become a second-run theater. By the 2010s nearly all other standalone theaters in Taipei had closed, leaving Nanshan one of the chosen few to remain prosperous, largely due to the proximity to Tonghua Night Market. Finally it closed in 2023, ostensibly for renovations, but there are no signs of any reopening as of 2024.
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Map
Links
- Que Xiaohao (闕小豪)
- Facebook: Edwin W. Chen (陈伟智)
Themes
- Theaters in Taiwan (台灣老戲院)
Nearby Locations
Author
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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.