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慈湖紀念雕塑公園

Cihu Memorial Statue Park

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Cihu Memorial Statue Park (慈湖紀念雕塑公園)
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NIKON D3100
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AF-S DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR II
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ƒ / 9
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1/320 sec
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30.0 mm
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100
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14.7 EV
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A park adjacent to Cihu Mausoleum, the resting place of Chiang Kai-shek, containing hundreds of decommissioned statues of the late dictator collected from schools, government offices, and public spaces across Taiwan starting in 1997. The statues vary in material and form, with the largest donated by the city of Kaohsiung and renamed Scars and Rebirth (傷痕與再生) after restoration. It is a surreal place, at once tranquil and absurd, where one can contemplate the legacy of one of the 20th century’s most powerful and controversial figures.

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Alexander Synaptic
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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.

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