The last theater operating in Yuanlin as of 2018. It was established when this mixed-use market building was completed around 1980. Not long after opening it was converted into three conjoined theaters, Yuanlin Theater (員林戲院), Rixin Theater (日新戲院), and Zhenshanmei Theater (真善美戲院). Adding to the confusion, there was previoualy another Yuanlin Theater, but it changed its name in 1970, leaving it available. Briefly closed in April 2011 but a new operator took over and continued business operations until around 2023.
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- Taiwan Cultural Memory Bank (文化部國家文化記憶庫)
Themes
- Theaters in Taiwan (台灣老戲院)
- Taiwan Mixed-Use Buildings (台灣住商混合大樓)
Connections
- Postcards From Yuanlin (員林明信片)
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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.