スペースシップ！This massive former automobile manufacturing plant is located within the university campus. It looks like a huge warehouse instead of a factory without any kind of machines. There used to be four buildings in total, each building approximately 300m long, but there’s only one left standing. This factory is considered to be the largest abandoned complex in the country of Taiwan.
自動車工場跡地の廃墟は、大学の敷地内にあります。無関心な守衛さんの横目に、敷地に入ると、巨大な倉庫群が立っています。もともとは四つの工場棟があったそうですが、現在は残すところ1棟。全長約300ｍ、車がドリフトレースかませる広さを持った廃墟です。
A Little History
The plant started running its business during the mid-1960s. It was initially a small company producing motorcycles parts and supplies, but business grew rapidly and by 1976, they were making several Peugeot automobiles. In 1980s, they signed a deal with Daihatsu to build some of their lines too and everything seemed to go smoothly. In 1995, however, their history abruptly comes to an end due to tax evasion and fund embezzlement. The factory went up for an auction soon after, but nothing much has been done ever since.1960年半ばに工場は操業を開始します。最初はオートバイの部品や備品など作る程度でしたが、事業は成長し、1976年にはプジョーの自動車生産ラインをはじめました。1980年代に入ると、ダイハツの自動車組み立てを担当。ビジネスは拡大していきます。しかし、1995年ごろに、脱税や資金横領を行いあっけなくその歴史に幕を閉じます。工場はその後、競売にかけられましたが、以前廃墟として残ります。
Rain can bring a surprising present
I got caught out by a sudden downpour while I was there, but it brought an amazing view with it. The ceiling of the factory reflected off of the rain puddle, and it felt like as if I was inside of a spaceship! I read a similar report of this abandoned factory somewhere, but its massive size really make you feel like you’re riding on a gigantic spaceship.
突然のゲリラ雨がこの廃墟を魅力的にしてくれるなんて！雨水によって地面が鏡のようになり、倉庫の天井が反響して上下対照の不思議な光景が広がります。スペースシップがワープするときのような光景。天井から雨水が流れ落ちる音が静まりかえる倉庫の内に響き幻想的な雰囲気が漂います。
