A large multipurpose hall and activity center with seating for approximately 3000 spectators in Zhongxing New Village, Nantou City, also known as the Small Dome (小巨蛋). It was built in 1998 at a cost of approximately 82 million NT and hosted only a handful of events before being heavily damaged in the 921 earthquake the following year. Since then it has been shuttered indefinitely, earning a reputation as the largest mosquito hall in Nantou County. It was earmarked in 2023 for renovation under the aegis of National Chung Hsing University’s Nantou Branch and as of mid-2026 barriers have gone up around the building.
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Links
- Liberty Times (自由時報)
Sources
- Yao Jui-Chung & Lost Society Document, Mirage: Disused Public Property in Taiwan, Garden City Publishing, 2016 姚瑞中，失落社會檔案室，《海市蜃樓：台灣閒置公共設施抽樣踏查》，田園城市文化事業有限公司，2016
Themes
- Urban Exploration in Taiwan (台灣城市探險)
- KMT Authoritarian Era Taiwan (國民政府時期)
- 921 Earthquake (九二一大地震)
- Mosquito Halls in Taiwan (台灣的蚊子館)
Connections
- Zhongxing New Village (中興新村)
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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.