Dalin Wanguo Theater (大林萬國戲院) - Spectral Codex
大林萬國戲院
Dalin Wanguo Theater (大林萬國戲院)

A vintage theater in Dalin Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan. It was rescued and renovated to become a community event space and is often open to the public on weekends for special events. Currently under renovation as of early 2025, but still open on occasion.

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Series: Taiwan Summer Road Trip 2017

In the summer of 2017 I borrowed a scooter to ride to a music festival in Nantou and only returned it several months later. It wasn’t a continuous road trip—I’d leave the scooter parked at various HSR stations as I slowly made my way around central and southern Taiwan—but each leg of the trip usually involved 3 or 4 days of riding. In the end I gathered enough material for 60 or 70 posts, only some of which have been published.

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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.