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Founded in 1908 as Nanjing Sugar Manufacturing Plant (南靖製糖所) under Tōyō Sugar Manufacturing Co. (東洋製糖株式會社), which also established its headquarters here. It began production in 1909 and was absorbed into Meiji Sugar Manufacturing Co. (明治製糖株式會社) in 1927. At its peak the factory drew on over 5,000 hectares of surrounding sugarcane fields and was connected by rail to the western trunk line via Nanjing Station. During the 228 Incident in 1947 a group of factory employees being escorted to Chiayi City were intercepted and killed by soldiers at Qizaiding (崎仔頂). Production ceased in 2008, making this the third last sugar factory operating in Taiwan. The warehouse complex was registered as a historic building in 2020.
Map
Points
- Park (公園)—Public (公有)
A park near the front of the old sugar factory. Several decommissioned military aircraft and vehicles are displayed here alongside an air raid shelter.
- Guesthouse (公差宿舍)—Idle (閒置)
Recorded On
Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- Cultural Heritage Map of Taiwan Sugar Factories (台灣製糖工場百年文史地圖)
- Vivid Memory (記憶鮮明)
- Blair and Kate’s Tourism and Food (Blair and Kate’s 旅遊與美食)
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- KMT Authoritarian Era Taiwan (國民政府時期)
- Sugar Industry in Taiwan (台灣糖業)
- 228 Incident in Taiwan (二二八事件)
Backlinks
- Nanjing Elementary School Jingxi Branch (南靖國小靖西分校)
- Nanjing Railway Station (南靖火車站)
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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.