The Spring (河樂廣場) @ Tainan City [Taiwan]

It's a structure bound to catch your eye; pillars and columns that were seemingly half demolished and left to rot under the elements of nature; some, like the above, even had weathered signboards that spoke of the commercial bustle in the past.

Even more captivating was an exposed underground level with pools of stagnant looking water! It looked like an artistically designed arena yet so raw, so abandoned. Little wonder why this public space has already "received a number of awards and honors".

Can you imagine that before year 2020 (also known as the COVID19 year), the area that is now known as The Spring was a shopping centre?! And its location was centralized, next to the Tainan Canal, and that makes a Singaporean like me wonder; why wasn't the real estate better utilized?! 

Guess that's where our differences lie; Singapore is so small and at the same time, while it's no longer earning rental money, the space benefits from being a therapeutic, relaxed arena in the midst of modern concrete jungle for families, and on the weekday we were there, couples too. 

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Rules and regulations for reference as above. Do note that it closed on Tuesdays. Unfortunately, I didn't go "down" to get closer to actions; insufficient time as I only stayed one night in Tainan! 

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Address

No. 343-20, Jhongjheng Rd, 

West Central District, 

Tainan City, Taiwan 

Map

As above.

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