Dali Renhua Village Tobacco Barn (大里仁化里菸樓) - Spectral Codex
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大里仁化里菸樓

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This was one of hundreds of tobacco barns that dotted the plains of southeastern Taichung during the peak of the industry sometime in the 1960s or 1970s. It is located in Renhua Village (仁化里)1, not far from the Taichung Tobacco Factory, which must have been quite convenient for the owners back when it was still in use. I happened to notice it from afar while riding around the margins of Dali in 2017, but it seems to have been demolished by around 2020. I’ve had no luck finding out anything about this place so I leave you with only these photos.

A lone tobacco barn spied from across the rice paddies.
A lone tobacco barn spied from across the rice paddies.
An average example of the genre.
An average example of the genre.
A closer look at the distinctive ventilation shaft on the top of the curing chamber.
A closer look at the distinctive ventilation shaft on the top of the curing chamber.
Doorway to Dali Renhua Village Tobacco Barn (大里仁化里菸樓)
A Glimpse Inside Dali Renhua Village Tobacco Barn (大里仁化里菸樓)

Footnotes

  1. This was one of several tobacco barns cited in this old post. ↩

Note: this location has vanished. Any information presented here is only for reference.

提醒：此地點已消失，本文僅供參考用途。

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