A complex of seven two-storey reinforced brick dormitory blocks on Wenhua Road in Douliu, Yunlin. Known as Mingde Village (明德邨), it was designed by the architect Yu Yuezhen (虞曰鎮) and completed around 1966 to house staff of the former Taiwan Provincial Tax Bureau. The site was registered as a historic building in 2006, vacated by residents in 2017, and restoration work began in 2026 with plans to convert the complex into an international artist residency.
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Heritage Status
- Historic Building (歷史建築)
Links
- Cultural Assets Bureau (文化部文化資產局)
Themes
- KMT Authoritarian Era Taiwan (國民政府時期)
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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.