Established in 1922, this coal mine is a contender for the title of the earliest seabed mining operation in Taiwan. Chen Ming (陳明), later the district chief of Wanli, acquired the mine in 1932. It operated until the late 1960s and was abandoned soon thereafter. Few traces of the original facilities remain today apart from some broken-down brick buildings scattered around the former site, which is now a vegetable garden, and on the hillside behind.
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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- Taiwan Cultural Memory Bank (文化部國家文化記憶庫)
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- Mining Industry in Taiwan (台灣礦業)
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I am a web application developer, photojournalist, urban explorer, and history enthusiast passionate about the open web and documenting my experiences on this planet. This project was founded in the early 2010s and has evolved into a sort of personal Wikipedia of places that interest me (and often the photographs I’ve taken there). I’m originally from Toronto, Canada, but spend most of my time residing in Taiwan.