Take a commemorative photo to say goodbye to 2016 — Taichung’s “1617” countdown wall unexpectedly goes viral

▲ Take a commemorative photo at 1617 to properly say goodbye to 2016. (Photo / Authorized by netizen flowerforluv1109)

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With the massive three-dimensional numbers “1617” right in front of you, are you mentally prepared to embrace the new challenges of the new year? This “countdown wall” in Nantun, Taichung has recently become a new hot spot on Instagram for checking in. Many have come here to take photos saying goodbye to 2016, but what appears to be a meaningful piece of installation art is actually a beautiful mistake.

▲ The huge numbers make people look so small. (Photo / Authorized by netizen bo_haoooooooo)

This oversized digital wall that gives off an artsy vibe is actually just an advertisement for the seventh phase of a real estate development project in Taichung. However, the three-dimensional giant numbers, white wall, and forest backdrop along the roadside are indeed refreshing, attracting a huge number of visitors coming to take artistic photos. Especially as the new year has just begun, the imagery transitioning from 2016 to 2017 has unexpectedly become a new check-in spot — well worth stopping to snap a commemorative shot.

Twin Oaks Garden 1617
Address: No. 560, Huiwen Road, Nantun District, Taichung City