Mailiao Sugarcane Procurement Office

Date Captured

March 2nd, 2018 at 07:40 UTC

Camera

NIKON D3100

Lens

AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II

Aperture

ƒ / 9

Shutter Speed

1/320 sec

Focal Length

18.0 mm

ISO

200

Exposure Value

14.7 EV

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Established by Huwei Sugar Factory (虎尾糖廠) in the Japanese colonial era, this procurement office on the eastern outskirts of Mailiao managed sugarcane cultivation in the area. Farmers would report to this office to sell their sugarcane and raw material would be loaded and transported to the factory by train. In the post-war era it was absorbed into the state-owned Taisugar Corporation and eventually abandoned as sugarcane cultivation in the area declined. Derelict for decades, it was colonized by Pyrostegia venusta, also known as flamevine, and creates a scene in early spring that became popular on social media. It is also more generally known as Zhendong Temple Flower House (麥寮鎮東宮炮仗花).

Date Captured

September 14th, 2025 at 09:16 UTC

Camera

DC-S5M2

Lens

LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6

Aperture

ƒ / 5

Shutter Speed

1/250 sec

Focal Length

20.0 mm

ISO

100

Exposure Value

12.6 EV

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