A jungle trail in the low hills east of Xinhua that winds through the ruins of a Cold War ROC Army training complex, reportedly built to rehearse operations in a Viet Cong village ahead of possible deployment to Vietnam. The overgrown site includes several ersatz residences, a mock shrine, a fake tomb with a hidden entrance, bunkers, and a network of collapsed tunnels. Marked on local signage as the Ganlanshan Hiking Trail (橄欖山登山步道), the complex is still referred to by locals as the Viet Cong Village (越共村).
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- Urban Exploration in Taiwan (台灣城市探險)
- 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.