Wanli Theater

Not much is known about Wanli Theater (萬里戲院) with certainty, though it seems likely to have been operating in the 1950s, while the coal mines of Wanli were at their peak. It may have been a simple bamboo-walled theater with few permanent features.

Date CapturedSeptember 15th, 2024 at 04:30 UTCCameraDC-S5M2LensLUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6Apertureƒ / 5.6Shutter Speed1/320 secFocal Length20.0 mmISO100Exposure Value13.3 EVOriginal Size3600 × 2400

Date CapturedSeptember 15th, 2024 at 04:30 UTCCameraDC-S5M2LensLUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6Apertureƒ / 6.3Shutter Speed1/250 secFocal Length26.0 mmISO100Exposure Value13.3 EVOriginal Size3600 × 2400

By 1965 it was replaced by Wanli Catholic Church (萬里天主堂), which was later converted into Tianxin Kindergarten (天心幼稚園). The original site may have been what is now a parking lot, with the kindergarten expanding into an adjacent lot when a more modern structure was built at some point, but the details are unclear. In any case, it seems like nothing of this theater survived the passage of years.