Officially known as Shanziding Sugar Factory (山仔頂製糖所), this was the first modern sugar factory established by Taiwanese investors, founded in 1905 by Chen Zhonghe and partners under the auspices of the Xinxing Sugar Manufacturing Company in Daliao, Kaohsiung. It was absorbed into Taiwan Sugar Manufacturing Co. in 1941 and severely damaged by US bombing in 1945, after which its equipment was transferred to nearby Xiaogang Sugar Factory and the plant was permanently closed. The site is now occupied by Daliao 88 Night Market (大寮88夜市). A red brick warehouse on the south side of the market is the only remaining original structure.
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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Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- Cultural Heritage Map of Taiwan Sugar Factories (台灣製糖工場百年文史地圖)
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- World War 2 History in Taiwan (台灣第二次世界大戰歷史)
- Sugar Industry in Taiwan (台灣糖業)
- Night Markets in Taiwan (台灣夜市)
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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.