Traces of a former Shinto shrine established in 1934 can still be found in the cemetery at the back of this modest Tayal Indigenous settlement. Apart from the base of the shrine you might also be able to locate the holes for the torii in the overgrowth.

Zhoushui Shinto Shrine (濁水祠)
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3400
Lens
AF-P DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G or AF-P DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
Aperture
ƒ / 3.5
Shutter Speed
1/30 sec
Focal Length
18.0 mm
ISO
125
Exposure Value
8.5 EV
Traces of the former Shinto shrine.
Traces of Zhoushui Shinto Shrine (濁水祠)
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3400
Lens
AF-P DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G or AF-P DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
Aperture
ƒ / 3.8
Shutter Speed
1/40 sec
Focal Length
23.0 mm
ISO
250
Exposure Value
9.2 EV
This raised concrete area would have held the main body of the shrine.
Zhoushui Shinto Shrine (濁水祠)
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3400
Lens
AF-P DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G or AF-P DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
Aperture
ƒ / 3.5
Shutter Speed
1/30 sec
Focal Length
18.0 mm
ISO
180
Exposure Value
8.5 EV
A fence would have surrounded the structure but this was knocked down long ago.
Oblique View of the Former Zhoushui Shinto Shrine (濁水祠)
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3400
Lens
AF-P DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G or AF-P DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
Aperture
ƒ / 3.5
Shutter Speed
1/30 sec
Focal Length
18.0 mm
ISO
140
Exposure Value
8.5 EV
An oblique look at an obscure former Shinto site in Yilan County.

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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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