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The New York Times has published an article＂Taiwan’s Bomb Shelters: ‘A Space for Life. And a Space for Death.’＂ featuring Keelung Tower.
Damien Cave and Amy Chang Chien Taiwan’s Bomb Shelters: ‘A Space for Life. And a Space for Death.’
November 06, 2022
＂KEELUNG, Taiwan — Visitors to Keelung, a mountainous port city on Taiwan’s northern coast, might reasonably think that the white wall at the back of Shi Hui-hua’s breakfast shop is, well, a wall. Only a few air vents suggest that there might be something on the other side.＂
＂It’s a bomb shelter,” said Ms. Shi, 53, as she waited for the morning rush. “Because we’re Keelung people, we know these kinds of places.＂
＂It’s a space for life,”she added. “And a space for death.”＂
＂Some of these havens have been recast as cultural spaces. But these subterranean spaces are not just cool relics…＂
The construction site of Keelung Tower, a new landmark built above a labyrinth of old bomb shelters and tunnels.
Lam Yik Fei for The New York Times