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An early post-war schoolhouse established in Xizhou (溪洲村) in 1947. It closed in 2006 due to declining birthrates and has been mostly left to the elements since. In the early 2020s there was talk of demolishing the building, as parts of it are in danger of collapse, but nothing seems to have been done as of 2024. A bust of Sun Yat-sen formerly displayed at the school entrance was removed around 2019.
Warning: this location is abandoned, hazardous, or otherwise neglected and may be unsafe and even dangerous! Exercise appropriate precautions when visiting.
警告：此處已廢棄或長期無人管理，可能存在潛在危險。造訪時請務必提高警覺，並做好相關安全防護措施。
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- Fake Literary Youth (假文青的廢墟散步)
- Lost Elementary Schools (失去的小學)
- PTS News (公視新聞網)
- Chiayi Travel (慢遊嘉義)
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- Education History in Taiwan (臺灣教育史)
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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.