Established as early as 1914 on the Masisan Branch Line (馬西桑支線) of the Batongguan Traversing Trail (八通關越道路). It was abandoned for a period of time in the aftermath of the Dahun Incident (大分事件), a major Bunun Indigenous uprising in 1915. After the rebellion was suppressed the garrison post was reestablished in 1923. It was eventually abandoned and left to the elements for many decades. Nowadays the former station house is extremely dilapidated but still standing, one of the most prominent ruins in the mountainous interior of this remote part of Hualien.
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Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- Taiwan Cultural Memory Bank (文化部國家文化記憶庫)
- YouTube: Wilang Explorer (探險威狼)
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- Police History in Taiwan (台灣警察歷史)
- Batongguan Trail (八通關古道)
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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.