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金山達樂花園

Jinshan Dale Garden

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Dale Garden (達樂花園) is a former amusement park and sculpture garden in Jinshan on the northern coast of Taiwan. It opened in 1986 and closed around 1999. It famously featured approximately 30 large-scale installations by Zhu Luqing (朱魯青), also known by his English name Idea Chu, whose work was also displayed at Encore Garden in Taichung. Although the park is semi-abandoned it was still guarded in the mid-2020s.

Entrance to Jinshan Dale Garden (金山達樂花園)
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NIKON D3100
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AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED or AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED [II]
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ƒ / 6.3
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1/160 sec
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34.0 mm
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100
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12.6 EV
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The former entrance to the parking lot of the leisure park.
Gatehouse at Jinshan Dale Garden (金山達樂花園)
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NIKON D3100
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AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED or AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED [II]
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ƒ / 5.6
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1/125 sec
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20.0 mm
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100
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11.9 EV
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The gatehouse or ticket booth for the sculpture garden.
Pamphlet For Jinshan Dale Garden (金山達樂花園)
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Camera
NIKON D3100
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AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED or AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED [II]
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ƒ / 4
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1/50 sec
Focal Length
27.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
9.6 EV
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An old flyer found in the ticket booth.
Pamphlet For Jinshan Dale Garden (金山達樂花園)
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3100
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AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED or AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED [II]
Aperture
ƒ / 4
Shutter Speed
1/30 sec
Focal Length
28.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
8.9 EV
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Back of the old flyer with a map and more info.
Sculpture at Jinshan Dale Garden (金山達樂花園)
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NIKON D3100
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AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED or AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED [II]
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ƒ / 5
Shutter Speed
1/100 sec
Focal Length
34.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
11.3 EV
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3600 × 2400
One of many sculptures still standing as of 2014.

I made one brief visit to this former amusement park in 2014, back when I was new to Taiwan. I wasn’t even sure what this site was, and soon after setting foot inside I was asked to leave by a security guard, hence the paucity of photos in this entry.

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Warning: this location is abandoned, hazardous, or otherwise neglected and may be unsafe and even dangerous! Exercise appropriate precautions when visiting.

警告：此處已廢棄或長期無人管理，可能存在潛在危險。造訪時請務必提高警覺，並做好相關安全防護措施。

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Alexander Synaptic
Curator, Spectral Codex

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.

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