Salt
ed. 12/2025 West of Tainan, heading north toward Anping, you pass extensive industrial zones. Along what is now only a narrow strip of wilderness, however, a unique ecosystem has survived—the Taijiang National Park (台江國家公園). It stretches from the Southern District up to Qigu. Anyone who wants to observe the black-faced spoonbill, experience a natural habitat, […]
No more sugary coffee
ed 12/2025 Xinying Sugar Factory (新營糖廠) is not really a Lost Place—it’s easily accessible. However, right next to the Cultural Park, there’s an abandoned area with many old buildings, and entry doesn’t seem to be restricted. Adjacent to it is a modern complex. Let’s start with the promotional description from the official website, which actually […]
My heart burns – Lotus Pond
Still in process Until around 2014, the Lotus Pond Trail in the Taroko Gorge was slightly challenging but not a real problem. I led guests there both privately and as a tour guide. It was always a beautiful path through nature and history. However, after a typhoon, bridges and later entire sections of the trail […]
Mines and plants in Jiufen
last update: 10/2025 Highly dangerous (risk of collapse, unstable, corroded, holes in the floor), hazardous to health Many remnants of the old mining industry can still be found around Shuinandong, the Northeast Coast, and Teapot Mountain. These include old tunnels, abandoned mining areas reclaimed by nature, and a factory. In 1893, a large and rich […]
Liu Family Old Mansion
The Liu Family Old Mansion (嘉義民雄劉家古厝民雄鬼屋), widely known across Taiwan as the Minxiong Haunted House, is located near the Yijian Mountain Cemetery in Minxiong Township. It is a large complex with a collapsed garden wall, of which only the entrance gate remains visible. The former garden has turned into a dense forest, which takes one […]
Mines in Guanxi: Explanation about the Area
ed. 2026/8/16 Very dangerous (risk of collapse, hornets, aggressive dogs, snakes) This post features fewer crazy pictures or paths and instead focuses more on the development of the area. After all, the goal of this blog is also to gather knowledge. It’s astonishing how few sources about the area can still be found. Newspaper reports […]
Mines in Guanxi: The Transport System
ed. 2026/8/22 Very dangerous (risk of collapse, hornets, aggressive dogs, snakes) The most impressive part of the mines is the transport system, which can be seen from afar. The entrance is somewhat difficult to find. It is a vast, branching complex, and the two towers are visible from a distance. (These are parts of the […]
The insatiable thirst for knowledge – of young people
The Asia-Pacific Institute of Creativity (亞太創意技術學院) was a college in Toufen City. It is one of the many universities in Taiwan that have shut down and has become a destination for urban explorers. I trace back deep into human history, to an episode that has profoundly influenced the role of women to this day. I […]
Accommodations and factory halls near the Ghost House
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 […]
Ghost Houses and urban development in Zhongli
ed. 2025/10/15 Zhongli is a clear example of how quickly a place can change. When I first visited Taiwan in 1999, the area around the train station and the neighborhood near the now-closed Sogo department store were bustling with activity. Over time, both areas gradually lost their appeal—Sogo and the cinema had to close, and […]