Cyborg 2025
ed. 12/2025 Very dangerous (risk of collapse, snakes), visitors not welcome This is an abandoned lumber and plywood factory in Nantou that reflects a chapter of Taiwan’s industrial history. Today, it serves as a parking lot and is partially accessible. Parking lot When walking through the vast, abandoned factory halls, it evokes the atmosphere of […]
The Sound of Rust – In the Building and in the System
Dangerous (unstable, corroded) Lockdowns during the Covid crisis, the disappearance of Chinese tourists, and the general struggles of Taiwan’s tourism industry are mirrored in the “International Wellness Travel” (新天堂國際養生行旅) project on the outskirts of Hualien. Here, “rust” speaks on more than one level. From the roadside, the unfinished hotel already reveals its fate: a vast […]
Not lost but no memories and records
ed. 12/2025 I went back in again and did more detailed research, and I also found buildings that have not previously been mentioned online. My impression was that this is a KMT training center, because there is a strong emphasis on Chinese culture, but there is also a church. On the Jinshi Trail near Hukou […]
Chiayi Tobacco Factory
The Chiayi Tobacco Factory(嘉義菸葉廠) is located in Bao’an Village, West District, Chiayi City. It is bordered by Ziyou Road to the north, Beixing Street to the south, You’ai Road to the east, and Beian Road to the west. The complex is one of the most completely preserved tobacco factories in Taiwan and holds significant historical […]
A refuge
Last update: 2025/9/1 Near the Tongjing Village is a Cave System. The residents of the village put up fierce resistance against the Japanese, protected by the cliffs near the Emei River, the terrain was easily defensible. They constructed a long tunnel system and stationed troops there. The Americans also attempted to destroy the bunker facilities […]
Death can dance – here
Waste has always been a part of our industrial development and history. Here my report about a traditional business in Taiwan or a bit of end-of-the-world feeling: You see them less and less often in my community — the private garbage collectors. They are often elderly or disabled people who go around with bags or […]
Good Golden Old Times or the GoldGoldTheater – 金金戲院
Very dangerous (risk of collapse) Memories, memories, memories – the golden age of cinema. Located in Yingge, the Jinjin was founded in 1985 with a capital of 2 million NTD and formally closed in 2007. It occupies the 3rd to 5th floors of what is now a completely abandoned high-rise building. Apart from its decayed […]
Raiders of the Lost Treasure
ed.: 2026/4/17 snakes, aggressive dogs, hornets, collapsed buildings … this could have been filmed here at the Daxi Shunhe Coal Mine. A once majestic place is slowly being swallowed by the jungle. At first glance, it seems like just a few buildings. But as you walk through the area, more and more work zones, conveyor […]
How do I actually find new places and lost places? (Changhua)
People often ask me how I discover these places. I mean, aside from “bad spirit,” of course. (A kind of entrance) Well, urban explorers don’t like to give away too many details. For various reasons—self-interest and fear, mostly. Some places are truly risky. We don’t want people using our information and then maybe suing us […]
Lost souls, forgotten memories, useless education, and idiots
Changhua’s Peiyuan High School (培元中學), established in 1959 by overseas Chinese, was founded with private investment. The school was built on leased state-owned hillside land on Baguashan. Due to its scenic location and high elevation, it was jokingly referred to as Changhua’s “highest academic institution.” (The old building) 1970, board chairman Su Chun-sheng took over […]