A former police station established along the Syakaro Historic Trail (霞喀羅古道) at 1,630 meters altitude in 1922. It was one of the main administrative centers in this rugged mountainous area during Japanese colonial times. In the post-war era it was renamed and eventually rebuilt in 1969. Long abandoned, it was rediscovered in 2009 and the site has been cleaned up for the enjoyment of hikers.
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Links
- Taiwan Cultural Memory Bank (文化部國家文化記憶庫)
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- Shinto Shrines in Taiwan (台灣神社)
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.