An old World War 2 anti-aircraft gun tower just inside the grounds of what is now Tainan Airport. Direct access is impossible but it can be observed over the wall. There is a second gun tower immediately to the southwest.
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Warning: this location is abandoned, hazardous, or otherwise neglected and may be unsafe and even dangerous! Exercise appropriate precautions when visiting.
警告：此處已廢棄或長期無人管理，可能存在潛在危險。造訪時請務必提高警覺，並做好相關安全防護措施。
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- Anti-Aircraft Machine Gun Fort (反空降機槍碉堡)—Idle (閒置)
An old World War 2 anti-aircraft gun tower just inside the grounds of what is now Tainan Airport. Direct access is impossible but it can be observed over the wall. There is a second gun tower immediately to the southwest.
- Observation Tower (觀測所塔)—Idle (閒置)
This was likely an observation tower associated with a cluster of bunkers just northwest of the airfield. It is visible from the roadside but probably not accessible.
- Bunker No. 2 (砲台二號)—Idle (閒置)
One of many fortifications constructed around the periphery of Tainan Airfield in the 1940s. This one became somewhat more widely known once it was discovered that a shrine had been created inside the bunker prior to the entrance being sealed. For a time it was accessible through an overhead vent, but as of 2024 this may no longer be possible.
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- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- World War 2 History in Taiwan (台灣第二次世界大戰歷史)
- Military Fortifications in Taiwan (台灣碉堡)
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- Xishushan Bunker (喜樹山碉堡)
- Hunei Sanhou Gun Emplacements (湖內三侯砲堡群)
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