Qing Dynasty Era 清治時期 – Synapticism

Synapticism

An experiential journal of synchronicity and connection

Much of Taiwan 台灣 was ruled by the Qing Dynasty 清治時期 from 1683 until 1895 when Japan acquired Taiwan and Penghu in the aftermath of the First Sino-Japanese War. At this point the Japanese colonial era begins.

An abandoned farmhouse in Shalu

Inside the courtyard at the famous Changhua Confucius Temple

Intriguing architecture at Huangxi Academy

An ornate doorway inside Huangxi Academy 磺溪書院

Silly tiger at Daodong Academy

Yifang Old House 義芳居古厝

An oblique view of Fahua Temple, Tainan

Dismantling an on-ramp next to Taipei’s North Gate

Xiaonanmen on winter solstice

Immediately outside Fengyi Gate 鳳儀門

Nanmen, Tainan’s great southern gate

Xiaoximen and the ruins of the eastern wall

Xunfang Fortress, Tainan

The front of an old home in rural Hemei

Liu family house in Shetou

Swamp house in Beimen district

Duiyuemen 兌悅門