Spectral Codex

Yuanlin Credit Union
Yuanlin Credit Union(員林信用合作社)
Huadong Valley Ride 2018: Taitung City
Huadong Valley Ride 2018: Taitung City
Miaoli Theater
Miaoli Theater(苗栗戲院)
Mailiao Jincheng Theater
Mailiao Jincheng Theater(麥寮金城戲院)
Huazhou Theater
Huazhou Theater(楠西華洲戲院)
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 5,718 locations (781 with images), 97 posts, 517 regions, 84 themes, 7,871 images, 17,501 outbound links, and 812,749 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.

KMT Authoritarian Era Taiwan

KMT Authoritarian Era Taiwan
( 白色恐怖時期 )

Locations: 377
Posts: 6
Shinto Shrines in Taiwan

Shinto Shrines in Taiwan
( 台灣神社 )

Locations: 473
Posts: 11
Luodong Forest Railway

Luodong Forest Railway
( 羅東森林鐵道 )

Locations: 22
Taiwan Brick Industry

Taiwan Brick Industry
( 台灣磚瓦業 )

Locations: 45
Posts: 1
Urban Exploration

Urban Exploration

Locations: 55
921 Earthquake

921 Earthquake
( 九二一大地震 )

Locations: 99
Posts: 6
Postcards From Taiwan

Postcards From Taiwan
( 台灣明信片 )

Posts: 15
Temple Culture in Taiwan

Temple Culture in Taiwan
( 台灣的寺廟文化 )

Locations: 602
Posts: 8

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
Huadong Valley Ride 2018

Huadong Valley Ride 2018

Locations: 6
Posts: 6
Southern Taiwan Ride 2015

Southern Taiwan Ride 2015

Locations: 10
Posts: 7
Nantou Road Trip 2015

Nantou Road Trip 2015

Locations: 4
Posts: 5