A view across the runway from the apron, toward the entrance to Itu Aba’s temple.
A radar tower is visible from the command post.
Produce is raised in garden plots behind the command post.
Produce is raised in garden plots behind the command post.
Produce is raised in garden plots behind the command post.
In the area around the garden plots there is darker soil on top of the sand that covers most of Itu Aba. Taiwanese experts say the soil is native to this and a few other parts of the island, and was created by the breakdown of trees and other organic matter over centuries.
Thick vegetation covers most of Itu Aba.
An area in the forest where there is darker soil on top of the sand that covers most of Itu Aba. Taiwanese experts say the soil is native to this and a few other parts of the island, and was created by the breakdown of trees and other organic matter over centuries.
Water is drawn from the well and poured out for tasting by the delegation.
Cargo containers and construction equipment along the newly-renovated wharf.
A view back toward the island from the end of the pier.
An array of solar panels at the western end of the runway.
A Taiwanese air force C-130 Hercules parked on the apron at Itu Aba.
A memorial stele near the temple marks the Republic of China’s taking control of Itu Aba on December 12, 1946.
