Established in 1912 at Cape Fugui (富貴角) in Shimen, the northernmost point of Taiwan, this wireless station opened radio communication with Ōsezaki (大瀨崎) in Nagasaki after the submarine telegraph cables linking Tamsui to Japan suffered from frequent disruption. It was likely situated somewhere in the vicinity of the Cape Fugui lighthouse (富貴角燈塔) but much of the area remains access-controlled and unavailable for further investigation. Likely no relics remain of this coastal installation.
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Links
- National Museum of Taiwan History (國立臺灣歷史博物館)
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- Telecommunication History in Taiwan (台灣通訊歷史)
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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.