Formerly a mountain retreat and tea garden associated with a homegrown leather goods brand that became popular in the late 1980s. Tragedy struck when the founder visited the villa during Typhoon Talim (颱風泰利) in 2005 and was so heavily injured by falling glass that he perished. After his death the company spiralled into bankruptcy and the villa was abandoned for a time. As of the mid-2015s the site seems to have been sold and cleaned up, and should be treated as a private residence not open to casual visitors. It is located in Qidu, Keelung.
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Links
- Liberty Times (自由時報)
- Pixnet: Pipi's Cozy Home (pipi的安居小窩)
Themes
- Urban Exploration in Taiwan (台灣城市探險)
- Ghost Island (鬼島)
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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.