Looking into Taiwan’s Past – Lintianshan | Taiwan Travel Photographers

February 23, 2009 by cfimages

Looking into Taiwan’s Past – Lintianshan

Tucked away off Highway 9 that runs through the East Rift Valley is the old logging village of Lintianshan. What was once a thriving village set up to serve the Japanese logging activities in the early part of the 20th century, Lintianshan has seen its population shrink from 2000 to a couple of hundred. The village, built almost entirely from spruce, is today seeing a rebirth as a tourist destination, with displays of old logging equipment and some restored buildings. A lot of its heritage was lost to fire in 2001 but there is a sense of optimism in the air that tourists may bring some long neglected properity into the lives of the Ami people who inhabit the area.

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http://ashlin.wordpress.com/ Ashish

wow. The second picture is stunning Craig.
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wow. The second picture is stunning Craig.
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Thanks Ashish. I was trying for a desolate mood with that one.
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Thanks Ashish. I was trying for a desolate mood with that one.
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Great photo essay, Craig. I agree with Ashish. That second photo is terrific. I also like the one with the rice hat hanging on the wall.

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Carrie, thanks. The rice hat was tricky to get right – there were some major shadows over part of it that made it difficult to get a nice exposure.

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Great photo essay, Craig. I agree with Ashish. That second photo is terrific. I also like the one with the rice hat hanging on the wall.

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Carrie, thanks. The rice hat was tricky to get right – there were some major shadows over part of it that made it difficult to get a nice exposure.

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I'm more a fan of the third image. Great work, looks like a place I'd like to visit.

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Stevo, it's a pretty interesting place. I'd have liked a bit more time to wander around, but we needed to get to somewhere else before dark.

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I'm more a fan of the third image. Great work, looks like a place I'd like to visit.

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Stevo, it's a pretty interesting place. I'd have liked a bit more time to wander around, but we needed to get to somewhere else before dark.

Expatriate Games

That's really good stuff Craig, wish I had been along. I do like your treatment on that second shot and the composition with the hat is awesome. That being said, it's a fine piece, all of it.

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Many thanks. I haven't done a lot of b/w work like this for a while, so it made a nice change of pace.

Expatriate Games

That's really good stuff Craig, wish I had been along. I do like your treatment on that second shot and the composition with the hat is awesome. That being said, it's a fine piece, all of it.

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Many thanks. I haven't done a lot of b/w work like this for a while, so it made a nice change of pace.

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Great shots, looks like a nice place to visit!

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If you're over that way it's definitely worth stopping at. It's pretty small so even a 30 min stop is enough to wander around.

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Great shots, looks like a nice place to visit!

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If you're over that way it's definitely worth stopping at. It's pretty small so even a 30 min stop is enough to wander around.

http://blog.rtd13.com/ Ron in L.A.

Great location, looks like it was a lot of fun. Really like the last image…

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http://blog.rtd13.com Ron in L.A.

Great location, looks like it was a lot of fun. Really like the last image…

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Thanks Ron. The touch of sepia does make it nice.
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Thanks Ron. The touch of sepia does make it nice.