Visiting Taiwan's abandoned UFO village [EN/DE]
Hey guys! Today I would like to tell you about a very special and pretty weird place in Taiwan. It's an abandoned village where there are actually houses that look like UFOs. By chance I saw a report about this place on German television some months ago. Since I am totally fascinated by lost places, I was immediately excited and knew that I wanted to go there when I was in Taiwan. Last month I finally had the chance to do that!
Hallo Leute! Heute möchte ich euch über einen ganz besonderen und ziemlich verrückten Ort in Taiwan berichten. Es handelt sich um ein verlassenes Dorf, in dem tatsächlich Häuser stehen, die wie UFOs aussehen. Zufällig sah ich vor einigen Monaten mal im deutschen Fernsehen eine Reportage über diesen Ort. Da ich total auf „lost places“ stehe, war ich natürlich gleich begeistert und wusste sofort, dass ich unbedingt dort hin will, wenn ich mal in Taiwan bin. Letzten Monat war es dann soweit!
The UFO village is located on Taiwan's north coast, only about 20km from the capital Taipei. It is part of the small town of Wanli. The UFO houses are incredibly easy to reach by bus from Taipei. The journey takes only an hour and the closest bus stop is located only a few meters away from them.
Das UFO-Dorf befindet sich an Taiwans Nordküste, nur ca. 20km Luftlinie von der Hauptstadt Taipei entfernt. Es ist Teil der kleinen Ortschaft „Wanli“. Die UFO-Häuser sind von Taipeh unglaublich einfach per Bus erreichbar. Nur eine knappe Stunde dauert die Fahrt und die Bushaltestelle befindet sich nur wenige Meter von ihnen entfernt.
To my surprise I was still the only tourist there. I strolled along the deserted streets, could even look at some houses from the inside and didn't see a single person during my entire exploration tour. That made the whole thing of course even more creepy and I didn't feel quite so comfortable all the time, I must honestly admit.
Zu meiner Verwunderung war ich trotzdem der einzige Tourist dort. Ich schlenderte die verlassenen Straßen entlang, konnte mir einige Häuser sogar von innen anschauen und sah während meiner gesamten Erkundungstour keinen einzigen Menschen. Das machte die ganze Sache natürlich noch gruseliger und so ganz wohl fühlte ich mich nicht immer, muss ich ehrlich gestehen.
The houses were built in the late 60s and were supposed to be part of a holiday village. Unfortunately, it soon turned out that they heated up too much in summer due to their construction and were therefore uninhabitable. In addition, it is said that the partly very superstitious residents of Taiwan didn't come due to a cemetery that is located nearby.
Die Häuser wurden in den späten 60er Jahren erbaut und sollten Teil eines Feriendorfes sein. Leider stellte sich schnell heraus, dass sie sich aufgrund ihrer Bauweise im Sommer zu sehr aufheizten und somit unbewohnbar waren. Außerdem sagt man, dass die teils sehr abergläubischen Einwohner Taiwans auch aufgrund eines Friedhofes, der sich in der Nähe befindet, ausblieben.
Some of the abandoned houses can even be entered and the destroyed interior can be seen. The dull, cloudy weather and the almost spooky silence in combination with the destruction really created a dense apocalyptic atmosphere. You need strong nerves to concentrate on taking photos, especially when you are alone there.
Teilweise kann man die verlassenen Häuser sogar betreten und sich die zerstörte Inneneinrichtung ansehen. Das trübe, wolkenverhangene Wetter und die fast schon gespenstische Stille, in Kombination mit der Zerstörung, sorgt wirklich für eine dichte Weltuntergangs-Atmosphäre. Man braucht schon starke Nerven, um sich auf das Fotografieren konzentrieren zu können, besonders wenn man allein dort ist.
It is hard to believe that one can find such an amazing lost place only a short bus ride from the hectic hustle and bustle of the Taiwanese capital and that one has it all to oneself. If you ever visit Taipei and want to go on an adventurous day trip, don't miss the abandoned UFO village!
Kaum zu glauben, dass man nur eine kurze Busfahrt vom hektischen Treiben der Hauptstadt, so einen genialen „lost place“ finden kann und ihn noch dazu ganz für sich allein hat. Falls ihr mal in Taipeh seid und Lust auf einen etwas abenteuerlichen Tagesausflug habt, dann lasst euch das verlassene UFO-Dorf auf keinen Fall entgehen!
See you soon/Bis bald!
Stefan
Tolle Fotos!
Sag Bescheid, das nächste Mal komme ich auch mit. Dann bist Du nicht allein.
Danke dir! Haha, okay, mach ich! :-D
sauber, da bin ich baff, tolle Aufnahmen- ist dir echt gelungen
Danke dir, Timo! Freut mich, dass sie dir gefallen! :-)
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Oh wow - this is amazing! I'm a lover of abandoned places as well but there aren't so many in Europe (if you know of any good ones let me know :D), especially not near The Netherlands that is always cleaning up everything that is abandoned ;-) This is one I'll put on my list - hope to visit it someday. Great it was so easy to reach as well :-)
Thank you! Yes, I know, in Europe it's not so easy to find abandoned places. The best one I've visited is the Chernobyl exclusion zone in Ukraine, but of course it's pretty far from the Netherlands. Maybe you can find a cheap flight to Kiev, it's worth it! :-)
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Thank you so much! :-)
Creepy and fascinating at the same time! Thanks for sharing.
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