An immense Japanese colonial era sugar factory, now a museum and cultural park. Several colonial era dorm have been refurbished at the southern end of the complex. US bombing runs targeted this factory during World War 2 as it was being used to make fuel; keep an eye out for damage to some of the machinery on the outside, as well as a lake occupying a former crater. The weighing station is also pretty cool but easy to miss!
The sugar factory was also the earliest venue for watching movies in town. The precise venue is yet to be established, but it may have been the building currently housing the Hualien Sugar Museum (花蓮縣光復鄉托育資源中心).
Map
Heritage Status
- Historic Site (史蹟)
Recorded On
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)
- Theaters in Taiwan (台灣老戲院)
- 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)
Connections
- Matai’an Old House (馬太鞍古屋)
- Kotobuki Sugar Factory (花蓮港製糖所壽工場)
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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.