Ghost Pods of San Zhi
10.18.2006 – 11:37 pm | by paul
Photo credit: Cypher
I can’t remember where I originally saw this story, but the image above is from an abandoned ‘Pod City’ in San Zhi, Taiwan.
Apparently, this podular housing was meant as a luxury vacation spot. But, after numerous fatal accidents during construction, the project was abandoned. Locals say the area is now haunted by those who died in vain and because they are not remembered, they linger there unable to pass on.
Unfortunately, the project may never be restarted, or even torn down because destroying the homes of spirits and lost souls is a HUGE no-no in Asian culture. So, it may just sit there rusting away for a long, long time.
I think these look really cool, but honestly, I half expect to see the Dharma Initiative logo stenciled on the side.
There’s more info and pictures here. Higher resolution images here. And, you can view the site in Google Earth with this file.
5 Responses to “Ghost Pods of San Zhi”
By Richard on Oct 23, 2006 | Reply
The full-size one from Flickr makes an awesome desktop picture :-D
By Daniel on Oct 25, 2006 | Reply
I do not like this HDR pictures.. :P
By Stig on Feb 15, 2008 | Reply
What is HDR?
By paul on Feb 15, 2008 | Reply
HDR stands for High Dynamic Range. It’s a process of showing all the detail in both the hilight and shadow areas of a photograph.
By Cydwatts on Apr 2, 2008 | Reply
Man, I could so live there. I can deal with ghosts. Biggest problem would be the clean up.