A rare example of a post-war stage built for outdoor performances in central Hsinchu. Completed in 1957, it regularly hosted traditional opera performances and concerts as well as special events and even funerals. In the 1970s the forecourt was frequented by street vendors who eventually organized the shopping district that now fills the open space in front of the stage.
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Links
- Taiwan Cultural Memory Bank (文化部國家文化記憶庫)
Themes
- KMT Authoritarian Era Taiwan (國民政府時期)
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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.