A small stele in the hills above Sun Moon Lake, dedicated during the Japanese colonial era to the mountain and water deities (山水神) invoked to safeguard the Sun Moon Lake Hydroelectric Project. Over the decades the original stone was almost entirely buried, leaving only the character for mountain exposed. In 2016 the Xiaocao Art Academy (小草藝術學院) erected a new marker stele on the spot, adding a dedicated incense burner in 2021 during a severe drought.
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Links
- Rain Forest Climbing (雨林老爬)
- Pixnet: Xiaocao Art Academy (小草藝術學院)
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- Sun Moon Lake Hydroelectric Project (日月潭水力電氣工事)
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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.