Formerly a pair of Taiwanese cypress trees that became a well-known landmark on this highway. A forest fire in 1963 charred the trees but they remained standing. For decades their spectral appearance has provided some interesting scenery and, for some, a backdrop for ghost stories. One of the trees fell in recent years, leaving only one of the pair still in place.
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- Forestry in Taiwan (台灣林業)
- Ghost Island (鬼島)
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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.