Established in 1908 and originally known as Gobirin Sugar Factory (後壁林製糖所). It was heavily bombed during the war and did not resume production until 1948. Sugar production ceased in 1983 as surrounding farmland was converted to industrial use, while the factory was repurposed for refining, oil processing, and feed production. Taiwan Sugar Corporation continues to operate this plant into the mid-2020s.
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Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- Cultural Heritage Map of Taiwan Sugar Factories (台灣製糖工場百年文史地圖)
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- World War 2 History in Taiwan (台灣第二次世界大戰歷史)
- Sugar Industry in Taiwan (台灣糖業)
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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.