Urban Exploration in Taiwan (台灣城市探險) - Spectral Codex

Taiwan is an unusually rich place for anyone interested in mapping out the many layers of urban and industrial histories through the exploration of abandoned, disused, and neglected places. Gathered here are full reports and field notes from some of my many adventures around the country, as well as location details about sites that have become common knowledge in the urban exploration community. Many of the more famous ruins in Taiwan have already vanished, but details, photographs, and onward links may remain.

Disclaimer: use of any of the information found in this (and any other) section of the site is entirely at your own risk! Requests to obscure details of sensitive sites will be respected; please contact me if you notice anything in this section that should not be quite so public.

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Changle Theater

Changle Theater
(大樹昌樂大戲院)

Xinglin General Hospital

Xinglin General Hospital
(杏林綜合醫院)

Hunei Wenxian Theater

Hunei Wenxian Theater
(湖內文賢戲院)

Dahu Tomato Cannery

Dahu Tomato Cannery
(大湖番茄會社)

Zuoying Qingshui Theater

Zuoying Qingshui Theater
(左營清水大戲院)

Tainan Minsheng Market

Tainan Minsheng Market
(臺南民生市場)

Xinfuxing Textile Mill

Xinfuxing Textile Mill
(新復興紡織廠)

Annan Anshun Saltworks

Annan Anshun Saltworks
(安順鹽場)

Tsai Family Residence

Tsai Family Residence
(蔡家宅)

Waipu Airfield

Waipu Airfield
(福興外埔飛行場)

Gancheng Commercial Building

Gancheng Commercial Building
(干城第一廣場商業大樓)

Tainan County Theater 5

Tainan County Theater 5
(台南縣戲院五號)

Tianmu Chuanjiaju

Tianmu Chuanjiaju
(天母傳家居)

Beitou Xinglin Lane Ruins

Beitou Xinglin Lane Ruins
(北投杏林巷廢墟)

Su’ao Lengquan Road Ruins

Su’ao Lengquan Road Ruins
(蘇澳冷泉路廢墟)

Shanhua Zhongshan Hall

Shanhua Zhongshan Hall
(善化中山堂)

Xizhi Chen Wanqi Residence

Xizhi Chen Wanqi Residence
(汐止陳萬乞古厝)

Xizhi Liu Jiachang Mansion

Xizhi Liu Jiachang Mansion
(汐止劉家昌豪宅)

Dongshan Jinling New Village

Dongshan Jinling New Village
(冬山金陵新村)

Wanshan St. Goodman Enlightenment Center

Wanshan St. Goodman Enlightenment Center
(冬山丸山聖嘉民啟智中心)