Houli Horse Ranch (后里馬場) - Spectral Codex
后里馬場
Houli Horse Ranch (后里馬場)

Originally established in 1912, this is the last of nine remaining Japanese colonial era horse ranches in Taiwan, and the only one fully devoted to military training. In the post-war period it was taken over by the ROC army for use as a breeding and training facility for traditional cavalry. In 1997 it was turned over to the private sector and the site is now managed as a tourist attraction. Numerous traces of its Japanese colonial origins can still be found on site.

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