A former gold mining town that prospered during the Japanese colonial era, once known as “Little Shanghai”. After the mines closed in 1971 the town fell into decline until the 1989 film A City of Sadness (悲情城市) brought renewed attention to the area. Now one of Taiwan’s most popular tourist destinations, famous for its narrow lantern-lit alleyways, tea houses, and mountain vistas.
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- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
Themes
- Old Streets in Taiwan (台灣老街)
- Tourist Attractions in Taiwan (台灣旅遊景點)
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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.