What used to be a warehouse is now a banyan tree structure that looms over, draping its aerial roots all over.
The negative connotations that banyan tree has -haunted, ghostly, spiritual- have kept people away from this infrastructure until more recently, in 2004, when the Anping Treehouse was renamed a historical site opened to all.
More than a century ago, Tait Marketing & Distribution Co., Ltd. (德記洋行) was situated here trading commodities like sugar and camphor, which is used in insect repellents. However, during the Japanese rule, this place was closed down, leaving the warehouse portion abandoned.
Not far away from the main treehouse, there’s a man-made bridge that stretches across a water catchment area and leads to a wooden structure that is elevated. As you climb up the stairs, be amazed at how this newer infrastructure juxtaposes itself against the old treehouse.
Have a sit on the elevated ground and let nature take over you and relax as the summer breeze brushes past your face as you overlook the whole Anping Treehouse. The best selfies can be taken here, possibly.
Address: No.108, Gubao St., Anping Dist., Tainan City 708, Taiwan
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