A staff dormitory for Sun Hai’s Zhenchang Lumber Co. (振昌木材行) on the Danda Forest Road (丹大林道) at around 2,300 meters elevation. Despite the name, this was not a presidential guesthouse in any formal sense; it is said to have been built to receive Chiang Kai-shek on a potential visit that never materialized, after which it reverted to use as offices and worker housing. Abandoned since logging operations ceased in the 1980s, the cypress structure still stands and is now used as an informal shelter by hikers en route to Qicai Lake (七彩湖). It is located immediately opposite Haitian Temple (海天寺).
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- KMT Authoritarian Era Taiwan (國民政府時期)
- Forestry in Taiwan (台灣林業)
- Chiang Kai-shek Guesthouses (蔣公行館)
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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.