A three-storey eclectic shophouse at the corner of Taiwan Boulevard (台灣大道) and Pingdeng Street (平等街) in Central Taichung, opened in 1929 as the Shōwa Dental Clinic by dentist Zhang Shenxin (張深鑐, 1901–1995), a pioneer of the dangwai opposition movement and a founding member of the DPP. The “Shōwa” name drew official objection after the war, prompting a rename and the practice’s relocation; the premises later housed the Qingsheng Clinic (慶生診所) and now stand idle.
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Links
- Facebook: Writing Taichung (寫作中區)
Themes
- 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.