Designed by Shanghai-born architect Chu Joe-ming (朱祖明), this is an unusual modernist temple dedicated to the pirate-king Koxinga on a hillside overlooking Shilin District. It is sometimes featured in lists of haunted places online, but as of the early 2020s it is starting to see some use as a venue for underground raves and concerts. Also known as the Waishuang River Koxinga Temple (外雙溪鄭成功廟).
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- Temple Culture in Taiwan (台灣的寺廟文化)
- Ghost Island (鬼島)
- Modernist Architecture in Taiwan (台灣現代主義建築)
- Koxinga’s Legacy (國姓爺的歷史影響)
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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.