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二水章宏製材工廠

Ershui Zhanghong Lumber Mill

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Oblique View of Zhanghong Lumber Mill (章宏製材工廠)
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3100
Lens
AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II
Aperture
ƒ / 10
Shutter Speed
1/400 sec
Focal Length
20.0 mm
ISO
200
Exposure Value
15.3 EV
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3600 × 2400
The sign at the corner of the building on a sunny summer day.

Established by Xiao Wenzhang (蕭文章) in the 1920s in Yumin Village (裕民村) on the outskirts of Ershui, Changhua. The mill processed Taiwan cypress, Formosan cypress, and Japanese zelkova (櫸樹), supplying materials for ox carts and crossarm timber for electric poles. It was inherited by Xiao Kunliang (蕭坤良) and then Xiao Hongyu (蕭宏裕), operating across three generations before closing. The structures on site probably date to the late Japanese colonial era or early post-war period. An example of a conjoined residential and industrial space, though not accessible to the public.

Zhanghong Lumber Mill (章宏製材工廠)
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3100
Lens
AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II
Aperture
ƒ / 9
Shutter Speed
1/320 sec
Focal Length
19.0 mm
ISO
400
Exposure Value
14.7 EV
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3600 × 2400
An unusual combination of shophouse and lumber mill.
Zhanghong Lumber Mill (章宏製材工廠)
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3100
Lens
AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II
Aperture
ƒ / 8
Shutter Speed
1/250 sec
Focal Length
18.0 mm
ISO
400
Exposure Value
14.0 EV
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3600 × 2400
The interior layout is unclear from the street.
Inside Zhanghong Lumber Mill (章宏製材工廠)
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3100
Lens
AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II
Aperture
ƒ / 7.1
Shutter Speed
1/60 sec
Focal Length
18.0 mm
ISO
3200
Exposure Value
11.6 EV
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3600 × 2400
A glimpse inside the ground floor from around back.
Corner Detail at Zhanghong Lumber Mill (章宏製材工廠)
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3100
Lens
AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II
Aperture
ƒ / 9
Shutter Speed
1/320 sec
Focal Length
18.0 mm
ISO
400
Exposure Value
14.7 EV
Download
3600 × 2400
A closer look at the nameplate on the stonewashed corner of the lumber mill.

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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.