A mock fortification built by the Marine Corps 99th Division in 1962 to practice siege warfare as part of preparations for retaking mainland China. Modeled after Zuoying Old City, the wall was constructed atop Japanese World War 2 gun emplacements and connected to a tunnel system running beneath Provincial Highway 17 to the coast. Chiang Kai-shek inspected training exercises here in November 1962. It has long been abandoned but sparks curiosity for its unusual appearance and regularly appears in the news.
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。
Note: this entry contains only basic information and may be out of date, inaccurate, or even wrong. Additional research is strongly recommended.
說明：本條目僅提供基礎資訊，內容可能過時、未經查證，甚至有誤。建議進一步查閱相關資料，以確認資訊的正確性。
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Links
- Taiwan Cultural Memory Bank (文化部國家文化記憶庫)
- Liberty Times (自由時報)
Themes
- KMT Authoritarian Era Taiwan (國民政府時期)
- Military Fortifications in Taiwan (台灣碉堡)
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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.