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We are looking for your photographs that are natural, national, cultural--what you feel represents where you're from and who you are. A terrific view. A popular location. Historical, contemporary. The unusual. Sights and scenes that say, "Look at this!"

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Notes
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2. Several entries were submitted after the BDP Calendar Team began the photo selection process and could not be considered for the calendar; however, these pictures will be posted! Please visit our blog site again on Friday, 7 October 2011.

Fan-Shaped Garage - Taiwan


These entries represent the historical building or the natural landscape
from my country, Taiwan, which show our faith or our life.

Chhang- Hwa fan-shaped garage is the only one in Taiwan, at the same time, the steam train head is also very rarely now. When the steam train head finished its final trip and drives into the fan-shaped garage, this garage obtained both historic and culture value. 

Why it calls "Fan-shaped Train Head Hotel" is because-when train head runs long distance and drives into for maintenance, it's like the train head go to a hotel to take rest.  When get into the fan-shaped garage, first you will see two robots which attract children's attention very much. Then, technical staffs fix and maintain the train head busily with all electronic and steamed trains stand together.

The CK101 steam train was built in 1907 and stop traveling on 1979 while train history getting into electronic age. On 1998, the steamed train be successfully fixed and drove into the fan-shaped garage. This is the remarkable, first steamed train which been successfully fixed. Now there is another steamed train CK124 parked in the fan-shaped garage, too.
Photographer:  Pan Wang - Taipei, BDP Taiwan

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