A former theater established in Shuinandong to provide entertainment for the many miners working in the area. It predated the larger Taijin Theater located not far from here, but the precise date of activation is elusive. At any rate, it was in a dilapidated state by 1981 and was later converted for use as an indoor sports arena until population decline left it more or less abandoned. It has since been renovated into a community arts space and gallery.
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Links
- Taiwan Cultural Memory Bank (文化部國家文化記憶庫)
- Cultural Heritage Map of Old Theaters in Taiwan (臺灣老戲院文史地圖)
Sources
- New Taipei Gold Museum Report: In Search of Old Theaters, Hsinchu Municipal Cultural Center, 2019 《新北市立黃金博物館「尋找老戲院身影」》，新竹市立文化中心，2019
Themes
- Theaters in Taiwan (台灣老戲院)
- Mining Industry in Taiwan (台灣礦業)
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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.