UFO houses in Taiwan: Abandoned futuristic ghost town (30 photos)

This mysterious and atmospheric ghost town is located in the north of Taiwan. Houses in the form of mysterious flying saucers seem to take us to another planet or to a post-apocalyptic future. What secrets does this abandoned futuristic ghost town hide? Who was it built for and what happened to it?



The strange and wonderful town of San Zhi in Taiwan is an abandoned resort complex. The houses in this city were shaped like a flying saucer, which is why they were called UFO houses. The city was purchased as a resort for US military personnel serving in East Asia.

The original idea for the construction of such houses belonged to the owner of Sanjhih Township, a plastics company, Mr. Yu-Ko Chow. The first building license was issued in 1978. The houses were designed by Finnish architect Matti Suuronen. But in 1980, construction was halted when Yu-Chow declared himself bankrupt. When the company went bankrupt, the construction project was halted. All efforts to resume work came to nothing. During construction, several serious accidents occurred due to the supposedly disturbed spirit of the mythical Chinese dragon (so claimed by superstitious people). Many believed that the place was haunted. As a result, the village was abandoned and soon became known as a ghost town.

1. Orange houses-UFO. San Zhi was abandoned two years after the start of construction and stood there for 28 years when it was decided to demolish it.

2. Yellow houses.

This legendary ghost town was located in the San Zhi area of Taipei City, Taiwan.

3. Community pool.

4. Thanks to its unusual architecture and reputation as a ghost town, its fame quickly spread, and the city began to attract tourists, but continued to collapse.

5. UFO-shaped houses began to be built in 1978. The unusual complex was conceived as a resort for American military personnel who were stationed in East Asia.

6. Reflection in a broken window.

7. The project was abandoned in 1980 due to financial losses, lack of investment and a large number of deaths during construction.

Sometime during construction, a nearby Chinese dragon sculpture was damaged. After that, the number of deaths at the construction site increased dramatically, as if the Chinese shrine began to take revenge.

8. Despite the fact that the city was never completed, over time it still appeared on the tourist map. People were drawn to its unusual architecture and otherworldly appearance.

9. This picturesque place has repeatedly been filmed for the MTV channel.

10. View from the roof of buildings.

11. Destruction from within.

12. Legend has it that the resort was doomed when a sculpture of a Chinese dragon was damaged during the expansion of the access road during construction.

13. According to another version, ghosts were to blame for everything: historians have established that this place was once an old mass grave of Dutch soldiers, which appeared after the Netherlands made Taiwan its colony in 1624.

14. A landing site for alien guests?

15. To curious travelers along the north coast between Tamsui and Keelung, the UFO Houses are a group of quaint, brightly colored, dilapidated buildings that were to become a holiday village. But the Taipei government decided to demolish them.

16. Before being demolished, this place was often chosen by photographers because of the unusual atmosphere and beautiful coastline.

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19. There were often rumors that many people saw ghosts near the complex or that there were a large number of unexplained traffic accidents on neighboring roads.

20. One of the developers of the UFO house project said that there were a lot of rumors about the presence of ghosts at the construction site. In his opinion, all this was a lie.

21. There were also rumors that more than 20,000 skeletons of people who were victims of murders were discovered at the beginning of construction work on the site.

22. Traditionally in the construction business, it is necessary to pay respect to the spirits before starting work in a new place. Ghost stories have nothing to do with it.

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24. Red sunset.

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26. Ocean view.

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29. At the end of 2008, the ghost town was scheduled to be completely demolished, despite incoming petitions to keep one of the "flying saucers" and turn it into a museum. Demolition work began at the end of December 2008.

30. View of UFO houses on Google.