Spectral Codex

Sanqing Sanyuan Temple
Sanqing Sanyuan Temple(三清三元宮貝殼廟)
Stanton Club
Stanton Club(飛宏象山國際聯誼中心)
Toubiankeng Police Station
Toubiankeng Police Station(頭汴坑警察官吏派出所)
Guobin Commercial Building
Guobin Commercial Building(國賓商業大樓)
Taiwan Summer Road Trip 2017: Taichung to Nantou
Taiwan Summer Road Trip 2017: Taichung to Nantou
Profile photo of Alexander Synaptic, founder of Spectral Codex
Alexander Synaptic
Curator, Spectral Codex

Welcome to Spectral Codex, a travel journal, photography portfolio, geospatial database, digital garden, and personal blog curated by Alexander Synaptic. This site is completely ad-free and features no sponsored content, though you’re welcome to support my work via Patreon if you like what you find here. Read a little more about my background and motivations here, or start browsing the collection!

Currently this project features 5,757 locations (874 with images), 97 posts, 517 regions, 85 themes, 7,977 images, 17,606 outbound links, and 817,909 words, mostly covering topics related to Taiwan. Gathered below are some of the better and more recent links from around the site to get you started…

Recent Updates

Dahu Little Tianmu Villas

Dahu Little Tianmu Villas
( 大湖小天母別墅 )

Miaoli
Dahu
Linkou Shengtai Brick Kiln

Linkou Shengtai Brick Kiln
( 林口勝泰磚窯 )

New Taipei
Linkou
Yingge Nanmen Market Building

Yingge Nanmen Market Building
( 鶯歌南門商場大樓 )

New Taipei
Yingge
Changle Theater

Changle Theater
( 大樹昌樂大戲院 )

Kaohsiung
Dashu
Xinglin General Hospital

Xinglin General Hospital
( 杏林綜合醫院 )

Tainan City
Tainan West Central
Tainan Guanghua Theater

Tainan Guanghua Theater
( 台南光華戲院 )

Tainan City
Tainan West Central
Tainan Minzu Theater

Tainan Minzu Theater
( 台南民族戲院 )

Tainan City
Tainan West Central
Hunei Wenxian Theater

Hunei Wenxian Theater
( 湖內文賢戲院 )

Kaohsiung
Hunei
Zuoying Qingshui Theater

Zuoying Qingshui Theater
( 左營清水大戲院 )

Kaohsiung City
Zuoying
Waipu Airfield

Waipu Airfield
( 福興外埔飛行場 )

Changhua
Fuxing
Phahonyothin Rama

Phahonyothin Rama
( พหลโยธินรามา )

Bangkok
Phaya Thai
Dajia Stone House

Dajia Stone House
( 大甲石頭屋 )

Taichung
Dajia
Zhongli Jiangxia Hall

Zhongli Jiangxia Hall
( 中壢黃屋伙房江夏堂 )

Taoyuan
Zhongli
Hemei Chen Family Mansion

Hemei Chen Family Mansion
( 和美陳家洋樓 )

Changhua
Hemei
Danei Open-Air Theater

Danei Open-Air Theater
( 大內露天戲院 )

Tainan
Danei
Zilai Theater

Zilai Theater
( 自來大戲院 )

Pingtung
Neipu

Themes

Many different themes are explored on this site, generally as a way of making sense of history and socioeconomic change. Each theme features posts, field notes about specific locations, and a map to help navigate the geospatial dimension of a subject. I recommend having at least a glance at my most ambitious project, an extensive overview of nearly 1,200 movie theaters across Taiwan.

Sun Moon Lake Hydroelectric Project

Sun Moon Lake Hydroelectric Project
( 日月潭水力電氣工事 )

Locations: 32
Shinto Shrines in Taiwan

Shinto Shrines in Taiwan
( 台灣神社 )

Locations: 473
Posts: 11
Qing Dynasty Era Taiwan

Qing Dynasty Era Taiwan
( 清治時期台灣 )

Locations: 353
Posts: 3
Luodong Forest Railway

Luodong Forest Railway
( 羅東森林鐵道 )

Locations: 22
Military Dependents’ Villages in Taiwan

Military Dependents’ Villages in Taiwan
( 台灣眷村 )

Locations: 196
Posts: 3
Temple Culture in Taiwan

Temple Culture in Taiwan
( 台灣的寺廟文化 )

Locations: 616
Posts: 8
Railways in Taiwan

Railways in Taiwan
( 臺灣鐵路建設 )

Locations: 279
Posts: 6
Postcards From Taiwan

Postcards From Taiwan
( 台灣明信片 )

Posts: 15

Series

Complete series of photo essays and field notes from some of the many road trips and bicycle journeys I’ve undertaken over the years, mostly around Taiwan. If you prefer more of a narrative structure to explore the many places documented on this site you might like to start here.

Taiwan Summer Road Trip 2017

Taiwan Summer Road Trip 2017

Locations: 24
Posts: 5
Nantou Road Trip 2015

Nantou Road Trip 2015

Locations: 4
Posts: 5
Huadong Valley Ride 2018

Huadong Valley Ride 2018

Locations: 6
Posts: 6
Southern Taiwan Ride 2015

Southern Taiwan Ride 2015

Locations: 10
Posts: 7