Archaeological ruins of a Catholic church built by the Spanish in 1626 on Heping Island, the first Dominican mission site in Taiwan. Discovered in 2014 beneath a shipyard parking lot, excavations have unearthed 21 human remains including European missionaries and Indigenous children. The site opened to the public in 2022 as an exhibition space beneath a metal shed.
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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Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- Drifting Island (漂浪島嶼)
- Our Island (我們的島)
Themes
- Christianity in Taiwan (臺灣基督教)
- European Colonial Era Taiwan (荷西統治時期)
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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.