A doctor’s residence built around 1935 in the quiet back alleys of Huwei, Yunlin. It purchased around 2009 and revitalized by former legislator Wang Liping (王麗萍) who reopened it as Huwei Salon (虎尾厝沙龍), an independent bookstore and café, in 2011. This bookstore closed in June 2025 and the building now awaits another life. It is also known as Wu Traditional Chinese Medicine House (吳中醫老宅) after the family name of the doctor who originally resided here.
Map
Heritage Status
- Historic Building (歷史建築)
Links
- Cultural Assets Bureau (文化部文化資產局)
- Indie Bookstore School (書店學堂)
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- Minyang Fusion Architecture (閩洋折衷式樣建築)
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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.