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A small medical clinic located on a bend in a road winding into the hills of Beitou. It has been abandoned for a long time and is a regular fixture of urban exploration and ghost stories in the area. Although unconfirmed it seems plausible it was a sexual health clinic established by the nearby Huanan Hotel (華南大飯店) to meet the legal requirements for testing for disease prior to the abolition of prostitution in Beitou in 1979. As of the mid-2020s it remains standing but the interior has been completely gutted and nothing of interest remains.
Warning: this location is abandoned, hazardous, or otherwise neglected and may be unsafe and even dangerous! Exercise appropriate precautions when visiting.
警告：此處已廢棄或長期無人管理，可能存在潛在危險。造訪時請務必提高警覺，並做好相關安全防護措施。
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- Facebook: Beitou Storyteller (北投說書人)
Themes
- Urban Exploration in Taiwan (台灣城市探險)
- Health History in Taiwan (臺灣公共衛生發展史)
- Ghost Island (鬼島)
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I am a web application developer, photojournalist, urban explorer, and history enthusiast passionate about the open web and documenting my experiences on this planet. This project was founded in the early 2010s and has evolved into a sort of personal Wikipedia of places that interest me (and often the photographs I’ve taken there). I’m originally from Toronto, Canada, but spend most of my time residing in Taiwan.