About this place
A former coal mine shaft converted into a high-security Kuomintang secret prison, set deep in the Geleshan hillside with three mountain walls blocking sunlight — now a sobering memorial to the political martyrs held and executed here.
Drifter says
"Carved out of an old coal mine, this prison held political prisoners in conditions designed to break people. Three sides of mountain, no sunlight, cells that still carry the weight of what happened in them. Free entry, book in advance via 红岩联线 WeChat mini-program. Open 9am to 5pm..."