One of the most well-preserved old streets in Taiwan, in Xiluo, Yunlin. It features a unique assortment of neo-Baroque and Art Deco-influenced architecture mostly dating to the late 1930s, when the street was almost completely rebuilt as a result of the Hsinchu-Taichung earthquake.
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Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- Old Streets in Taiwan (台灣老街)
- Baroque Revival Architecture (巴洛克復興建築)
Connections
- Liao Family Baoling Pagoda (西螺廖氏保靈塔)
- Qinlian Wagui City (琴連碗粿城)
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Alexander Synaptic
Curator, Spectral Codex
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.