For urban explorers, the areas around train stations are often interesting. Just a few kilometers away, former accommodations or construction halls can often still be found. In the coming years, they will likely all be removed. This is also the case in Zhongli. The old Japanese accommodations are well known. Near the Ghost House, other employee housing is currently being demolished.
You can enter from the side through a 50 cm narrow alley. On the left are the accommodations, and on the right, there are still old companies.
The accommodations are unremarkable, probably from the 70s or 80s. Only the interiors reflect the era. However, the remnants of a family altar indicate that the accommodations were not just intended for short-term use.
A small drainage channel leads to the manufacturing halls, which also have accommodations. Whether they were connected to the railway can no longer be determined.
The halls are in the lower section, with accommodations above. Some of the wooden furnishings are still visible.
The video shows the structural condition and the beautiful location.
The key question is whether the banyan trees or the construction workers will destroy the houses first.
Visit in August 2025
The demolition work is progressing quickly; nothing remains of the front accommodations.
(Copyright Claudius Petzold)
