Department of Cultural Affairs

Name: Beitou Heart Village
Opening Date: Oct 27, 2018 (Phase I Demonstration Zone)
Historic Status: Groups of buildings
Phone: 02-2891-0804
Address: No. 9, Lane 22, Xinmin Road, Beitou District, Taipei City 112
Website: [Link]

 
About the Site
  

Beitou Heart Village is 1 of 13 military villages approved by the Ministry of National Defense in Taiwan and among the few that remain intact in Taipei. It is also Taiwan’s only medical military village with a hot spring. Heart Village shares a close social relationship with the nearby Beitou Branch of Tri-Service General Hospital and has kept intact military lodging types from different periods, combining the unique historical context, hot spring culture, and memories of Beitou, making Heart Village a key Beitou historical site.
 
Heart Village was registered as groups of buildings in accordance with the Cultural Heritage Preservation Act on August 24, 2011. In 2016, the Taipei City Government and Ministry of National Defense jointly rolled out the Heart Village Preservation and Maintenance Project and continued to implement the Heart Village Restoration and Reuse Project. The first phase of the project was completed in October 2018 and the second phase completed in 2022 .
 
Heart Village is the only military village with a public hot spring bathhouse in Taiwan. This single location contains several different building types: Japanese military dependents’ homes,National Women's League military lodgings, and military villagers’ self-bult homes, forming a whole that is totally unique. The composition of such spaces and their populations is closely tied to regional development and migration. The site has been witness to the historical changes that have come to the Xinbeitou area. 

The project to preserve and maintain the groups of buildings will include performances and education promotional activities to promote such preservation and redevelopment to foster the preservation of military village culture. It will also integrate the natural and cultural attractions in Xinbeitou area and revitalize the community and local cultural and historical resources to showcase the rich and diverse community stories of Beitou.
 
 Opening Hours
 Closed Monday
 Open from Tuesday to Sunday, 10 am–6 pm
 
 * In times of adverse weather such as typhoon, the village will be closed in accordance with protocols announced by the Taipei City Government. Further information will be announced on the official website.
 * It is forbidden to smoke, chew betel nuts or chewing gum, or bring animals into the village (with the exception of guide dogs). Eating or drinking is not allowed at the exhibition.
 
 
Special Service
Disabled Facilities and Equipment: Suggested route for disabled visitors

Other: Assistance (by volunteer)