Department of Cultural Affairs

Building Name: Wei-Shui Station
Opening Date: Oct 7, 2020
Phone: 02-25566015
Address: No. 27, Section 2, Yanping North Road, Datong District, Taipei City 103 (next to I-Mei Foods Yanping Store)
Website: [Link]

 
About the Site
  

The historical building of Wei-Shui Station is located along Dadaocheng Street, next to the former site of Da’an Hospital established in Dadaocheng by Chiang Wei-shui. Da’an Hospital was where Chiang Wei-shui practiced medicine and also the Taiwan Ming-pao headquarters. As the base from which he promoted the Taiwan New Cultural Movement, the site came to be named Wei-Shui Station. It is now home to the permanent exhibition Hello Wei-shui and feature exhibition Radical Treatment: The Culture Bookstore, which showcase the life of Chiang Wei-shui and his journey as he promoted the Taiwan New Cultural Movement, commemorating him as a key advocate of freedom and democracy in Taiwan.
 
In addition to recounting Chiang Wei-shui’s life and displaying historical materials and cultural relics from the Taiwan Ming-pao and the Taiwan Cultural Association Journal, Wei-Shui Station has also rolled out a new exhibition that shows Chiang Wei-shui’s exciting life story in a variety of formats, 4D Views: Clips of Chiang Wei-shui and Da’an Hospital Miniatures.
 
A century ago, Chiang Wei-shui set out with a mission to “heal” Taiwanese culture and society, using Da’an Hospital as a base. He was a founding member of the Taiwan Cultural Association, which marked the start of the most unrestrained and enlightened Taiwan New Cultural Movement through various formats such as “democracy podiums” and cultural seminars. Chiang’s fight for political rights for the Taiwanese people was a worthy cause that should be carried on today. We welcome all to visit Wei-Shui Station and bear witness to the passionate life of Chiang Wei-shui.
 

[Information for Visitors]
Address: No. 27, Section 2, Yanping North Road, Datong District, Taipei City
Opening Hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
 
[Cost]
Free of charge
 
[Transportation]
Metro: From Beimen Station Exit 3, Daqiaotou Station Exit 1 or Zhongshan Station Exit 5, walk for about 10 minutes to Yanping North Road Section 2.
Bus:
(1) Nanjing West Intersection (Button Street): Minsheng Metro Bus (518), 9, 206, 255, 274, 539, 641, 669, 704, 785.
(2) Yanping Station 1 (Nanjing): Taipei Sightseeing Bus (Blue Line), R25, Chongqing Metro Bus (304), 250, 302, 639, 660, 757.