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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Taichū Airfield Gun Tower

Taichu Airfield Gun Tower
(原日軍臺中飛行場機槍堡)

Zhongli Qinqin Lailai Theater

Zhongli Qinqin Lailai Theater
(親親來來大戲院)

Postcards From Changhua City 2

Postcards From Changhua City 2
(彰化市明信片二號)

Xinpu Xinxing Theater

Xinpu Xinxing Theater
(新埔新興戲院)

Taichung Shark Cemetery

Taichung Shark Cemetery
(台中鯊魚墳場)

Dawu Theater

Dawu Theater
(大武戲院)

Yonghe Theater

Yonghe Theater
(永和大戲院)

Taichung Jianguo Public Market

Taichung Jianguo Public Market
(臺中市建國公有零售市場)

Jiukuaicuo Catholic Church

Jiukuaicuo Catholic Church
(潮州九塊厝天主堂)

Jiahe New Village

Jiahe New Village
(嘉禾新村)

Qingkunshen Fan-Shaped Saltworks

Qingkunshen Fan-Shaped Saltworks
(青鯤鯓扇形鹽田)

Golden Birds Paradise

Golden Birds Paradise
(金鳥海族樂園)

Keelung Road Guesthouse

Keelung Road Guesthouse
(基隆路招待所)

Puli Huaguo Theater

Puli Huaguo Theater
(埔里華國戲院)

Taipei Railway Workshop Dormitories

Taipei Railway Workshop Dormitories
(臺北機廠宿舍)

Xindian Jiangling New Village

Xindian Jiangling New Village
(新店江陵新村)

Shuinan Tobacco Barn

Shuinan Tobacco Barn
(水湳菸樓)

Fengzhong Theater

Fengzhong Theater
(台中豐中戲院)

Taipei City Second Council Building

Taipei City Second Council Building
(第二台北市議會大廈)