Taichung Jianguo Public Market

Date CapturedJune 27th, 2016 at 08:55 UTCCameraNIKON D3100LensAF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED IIApertureƒ / 4.5Shutter Speed1/80 secFocal Length18.0 mmISO400Exposure Value10.7 EVOriginal Size1800 × 1200

Recently I have undertaken several expeditions to Jiànguó Public Market (建國市場) in Taichung, formerly the largest traditional market in Taiwan. As part of an ongoing effort to revitalize the area around Taichung Station (台中車站) the market building is scheduled for demolition in a few months time. Many residents have already been evicted and plenty of businesses have moved to a new market building on the other side of the railway line. I will at some point publish a full post about this doomed relic of the martial law era—but for now here’s an abstract shot from within the very heart of the old market building oddly reminiscent of another another famous ruin in Taichung.