A three-storey Japanese colonial era building at a prominent intersection on Zhongshan Road in central Dounan, built between 1930 and 1940. The gable bears the Chen (陳) surname in relief, linking it to one of Dounan’s prominent families, though the building’s precise origins are undocumented. It later operated as He’an Hospital (和安醫院) and then as Wu Surgical Clinic (吳外科). The removal of the later signage has re-exposed the original plasterwork on the façade.
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- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- Health History in Taiwan (臺灣公共衛生發展史)
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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.