Shezidao: A Century-Old Ritual Continues Despite Developers Closing In
Shezidao, known as Taipei’s “last virgin land”, has become a battleground of the city’s urban planning future. As rules change, making the river peninsula an economically viable development proposition, the future of Shezidao’s communities and their time-honored traditions becomes uncertain. In this special feature, CONNECTED looks into Shezidao’s future, examining the plans government and developers have in mind, hearing the experience of residents of similarly developed areas and documenting the community-binding rituals whose days may be numbered.
