The transition
It was more by coincidence that Mr. X found these buildings. It is a connected complex consisting of several hotels. In the past, it must have been quite an attractive place. Today, however, it has been completely left to decay. This is related to the general development of domestic tourism and the trouble during transition […]
The garbage indicator
As the post goes on, you will understand this sentence. This post does not feature spectacular photos or semi-suicidal actions, but rather shows what such a search is actually like. It usually begins with looking from a distance for unnatural ridgelines, changes in vegetation, or flat terraces. Can you see them? (View from Silent Hill) […]
Addicted to Cement?
I could already see this beauty from an elevated road. As someone addicted to cement, of course I became curious — but it took a while before I found access. This is the outer area visible from the road. You can climb into it a little, but it is terribly unstable. And there I saw […]
The structure of mines
2026/5/31 very dangerous (collapse, snakes, green frogs, get lost, heavy metal contamination, please read the explanation at the end of this text) After a tour of the smelter, I went to the Gold Museum and took a photo of this diagram. It looked quite confusing and hard to understand. Then I had everything translated and […]
In the backyard
in process (very dangerous, snakes, hornets, risk of collapse, toxic inside the flues, arsenic) I am morbidly fascinated by the mines, tunnels, and flues behind the Shuinandong Smelter. From the funicular railway or Liukeng Slope Ropeway (六坑斜坡索道), it’s not that hard to find some tunnels, old buildings, and mines. You can already get a first […]
From a lost place to a theme park
still in process At first, I thought it was an aircraft graveyard, since the planes are definitely decommissioned. The owner cleared things up for me in a very interesting 90-minute conversation. It’s a very large site in Guanyin that is privately owned. The owner used to fence it off, but that didn’t really stop people, […]
A Journey Back in Time to Taichung’s Amusement Parks
Encore Garden Encore Garden (亞哥花園), located in the Dakeng Scenic Area of Beitun District, Taichung, is a now-closed amusement park and was Taiwan’s first European-style garden-themed amusement park. It was once one of the major recreational destinations in Taiwan and ranked among the top ten privately operated amusement parks for many years. (The entrance today) […]
Striking
edit: 2026/7/22 toxic (arsenic), snakes in the higher levels, unstable ground, green frogs with very low tolerance One of Taiwan’s most well-known landmarks is the Thirteen Levels, a large site on the northern coast. It is already noticeable from the road, but can actually be seen from many different viewpoints. The area consists of two […]
Not lost yet — but perhaps soon.
My last visit left me feeling sad. I used to come to this brick factory often with my children. About seven years ago, production was shut down and the site was turned into a demonstration factory. One of the owners hoped it could survive as an industrial museum. However, visitor numbers were too low, and […]
Cement—and more and more cement!
ed. 2026/7/11 This is a very good place to get an introduction to cement production. Located on the way to Ali Mountain, it makes for a nice stop for families. Children can easily understand how cement is made here—well, maybe not in every single area. Reminder: During my recent visits, it was evident that many […]