This square chimney is a relic of brick-making in the hills of Qionglin. Originally built in 1964 by hand, using only bamboo and existing red bricks, it has stood mostly forgot on a back country hillside for decades before its rediscovery. Despite seeming to have obvious cultural value it has undergone review and seems to have not passed. As such, its future is unknown, but a small park and activity center now operates on the site from time to time.
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Links
- Taiwan Cultural Memory Bank (文化部國家文化記憶庫)
- Liberty Times (自由時報)
Themes
- Taiwan Brick Industry (台灣磚瓦業)
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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.