A Japanese colonial era weather station located in Hsinchu Park (新竹公園). It was built in response to the devastating 1935 Hsinchu-Taichung earthquake and was also a seismic monitoring station. After the war it continued to be used for its original purpose until 1991. Since then it has been recognized for its heritage value and integrated into park facilities.
Map
Heritage Status
- Historic Building (歷史建築)
Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- Cultural Assets Bureau (文化部文化資產局)
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
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Author
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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.