The three photos below were taken at the same location (source:
Taipics.com) that must be viewed together. A close inspection reveals that they depict Chung-Jian Street 重建街of the 1960s:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI9EYtC623ktppcMvV8iWnOIfLmmfJYUGDhDrYcVImOHMt4VnqeP06HR4dLFz_ToLHn3EfahsLMlq0xaZ5ISbJW82ykdYNwsybQwA77VDFA34JTEW4_KsdyweydOTngtg07Ekbb_VYzOv2/s280/danshui+taipics17.jpg) |
Looking to the right with Guan-Yin Mountain looming in the background |
Chung-Jian Street is on the left side, barely seen. In the middle of this photo is the Red Castle 紅樓with its flat roof.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8tXzKLxBlYa89bjrzpuZrZ_qZ-QvVAu0PVpCQKgN1Zp4-6GWnP2UPhHs8X9m1J7f6f4OWqivyyIj6Cn1GIWGbtt_zbh90d3pF-Wqdui2om0SnX3HWIdw4PODGLMQxnzAKYg0Yn6HhO3Av/s280/danshui+taipics18.jpg) |
Looking straight down Chung-Jian Street |
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Looking left |
This is Chin-Shui Street 清水街, parallel to Chung-Jian Street. In the far background is the Guang-Du 關渡 Gorge, before construction of the Guang-Du Bridge that links Tamsui with Ba-li.
Chung-Jian means re-construction, even though this is the oldest street, once the center of commerce, of Tamsui.
Happy New Year, EyeDoc.
回覆刪除I took those photos about 10 years ago. They are of a large poster that someone placed on the side of a building (from that exact viewpoint). As I remember, the people on that street were protesting a new reconstruction planned for that area. It is nearby the big rock that no one could move. ~ marc
Hi Marc, Happy New Year! You have done a great job capturing these images off a poster. It took me a while to figure out the location from this unusual vantage point; although as soon as the roof of the Red Castle is identified, the rest is easy.
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回覆刪除Do you have any images from 1966 linked to The Sand Pebbles Film based in the Section 1 Binhai Road as seen on my website: http://stevemcqueen-justclickhere.com/links.htm
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Don
Try here: http://taipics.com/douglas.php
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