Lai Ching-te Old House

Lai Ching-te (賴清德), president of Taiwan from 2024 onward, grew up in a small mining community in Wanli, a rural district on the north coast. His childhood home still exists, albeit renovated over the years to improve conditions for whichever relatives continued living there after he left.

Date CapturedSeptember 15th, 2024 at 06:24 UTCCameraDC-S5M2LensLUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6Apertureƒ / 3.8Shutter Speed1/400 secFocal Length24.0 mmISO100Exposure Value12.5 EVOriginal Size3600 × 2400

Date CapturedSeptember 15th, 2024 at 06:24 UTCCameraDC-S5M2LensLUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6Apertureƒ / 5Shutter Speed1/160 secFocal Length23.0 mmISO100Exposure Value12.0 EVOriginal Size3600 × 2400

Date CapturedSeptember 15th, 2024 at 06:25 UTCCameraDC-S5M2LensLUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6Apertureƒ / 5.6Shutter Speed1/250 secFocal Length23.0 mmISO100Exposure Value12.9 EVOriginal Size3600 × 2400

In the run-up to the presidential election in 2024 Lai’s old house became a source of controversy as media figures and opposition forces claimed some or all of the house was constructed illegally. The details seem obscure and unclear, but all can agree that this is not a luxury home. In any case, Lai pledged to turn his old house into a small to the life of miners in the area (礦工生活紀念館), though this has yet to be realized as of September 2024.