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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Xiluo Yuandong Theater

Xiluo Yuandong Theater
(西螺遠東戲院)

Lingxiao Temple

Lingxiao Temple
(凌霄殿)

Zhushan Kezikeng New Community

Zhushan Kezikeng New Community
(竹山柯子坑新社區)

Guobin Commercial Building

Guobin Commercial Building
(國賓商業大樓)

Dalin Xinxing Theater

Dalin Xinxing Theater
(大林新興戲院)

Yicheng Cannery

Yicheng Cannery
(義成罐頭工廠)

Nanyun Gas Station

Nanyun Gas Station
(南雲加油站)

Pingxi Luxing Theater

Pingxi Luxing Theater
(平溪陸興戲院)

Yixin Vocational High School

Yixin Vocational High School
(益新工商職業學校)

Dongping Tobacco Barn

Dongping Tobacco Barn
(東平菸樓)

Xinying Chenggong Theater

Xinying Chenggong Theater
(新營成功戲院)

Wanshou Road Residential Ruins

Wanshou Road Residential Ruins
(萬壽路廢棄社區)

Linkou Lightning Building

Linkou Lightning Building
(林口閃電大樓)

Dong’an Theater

Dong’an Theater
(東安大戲院)

Zhongwai Department Store

Zhongwai Department Store
(中外百貨)

Changhua County Yuanlin Hospital

Changhua County Yuanlin Hospital
(彰化縣立員林醫院)

Dongshi Donggong Theater

Dongshi Donggong Theater
(東宮戲院)

Xizhou Telecom Bureau

Xizhou Telecom Bureau
(溪州原電信局)

Xizhou Theater

Xizhou Theater
(溪州戲院)

Wuri Police Station

Wuri Police Station
(烏日警察官吏派出所)