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111th Academic Year The Avenue of NCKU Heritage – Area of Cultural Assets The Avenue of NCKU Heritage – Area of Environment and Ecology From country to city: Taveron and Han integration Kyrie: Pestilence and faith in the salty area Highlighting Western Chu-Wei Ginza: Commercial tracks from harbors to modern streets Tavocan and the Town of Hills The Museum: Ecological village and eco-museum The Stories about Major South Gate of Fu-Chen (Tainan) Modern new generation 110th Academic Year The Route of NCKU Students - The Cultural Assets Area NCKU Students' Route – Area of Cultural Assets Migration and Settlement of the Siraya Tribe Zengwen Creek’s nine bends and 18 turns, with astronomy, hydrology and humanities Exploring the Old Industries of Tainan City Journey of Beauty The Narrations of Water Resources, Agriculture and Livestock Industries Exploring Old Yuejin Harbor Area Lâu-Nuā Sió Sai Kha Highlighting Western Chu-Wei Area, Yu-Ler Street & Eastern Gate 109th Academic Year NCKU Students' Route – Area of Cultural Assets NCKU Students' Route – Area of Environment and Ecology Migration and Settlement of the Siraya Tribe Old Taijiang Inner Sea: Its Previous and Current Existence Lâu-noā Sió-sai-kha Exploring the Old Industries of Tainan City The Exploitation of the Works of Nature-Journey about The Frost and The Flower of Salt Badlands and the Mountain City Age-old Stories from the South of the City The Magnificent of Zheng-Xing Street 108th Academic Year The Route of NCKU Students─The Cultural Assets Area NCKU Students' Route – Area of Environment and Ecology Ecology of Fishery and Sea Salt Harvesting─ The Nature and Culture of Tai-Jiang Lagoon Migration and Settlement of the Siraya Tribe Age-old Stories from the South of the City Exploring the Old Industries of Tainan City The Narrations of Water Resources, Agriculture and Livestock Industries Technology and Humanities Science Park and Cultural Archeology From Kū-Lâu to Sin-Lâu Hospital Folk Delicacy around Minor West Gate Area 107th Academic Year The Avenue for NCKU Students Exploring Old Occupations in Tainan Secret Literary Path of Tainan Migration and Settlement of the Siraya Tribe Old Tai Jang Inner Sea: Its Previous and Current Existence Five-Canal Harbor Area: The Water Gods and Import-Export Tradesmen Tradition and Innovation: Zhengxing Street and the Grand Market(Da Caishi) The Water Resource of Tainan Area The Grace of Yanshui Harbor: Rejuvenation of Yanshui and Hopi Settlements 106th Academic Year The Avenue of NCKU Students Gate of Urn-Shaped Castle and the Stony Plates Siraya People’s Migration and Their Journey to Settlement Zeelandia and the Retrospective Anping Old Taijang Inner Sea (Taijang Nei Hai ) : Its Previous and Current Existence Tradition and Innovation- Zhengxing Street and the Grand Market (Da Caishi ) Qing Dynasty Government Official’s Trail-Chunan Old Street and Zhenbei Fang Five-Canal Harbor Area, the Water Gods and Import-Export Tradesmen Fantastic Trips to Know Sugar and Salt production Chikan Park Area and Historical Traces Secret Garden of Literature- From Taiwan Administration (Taiwan Fu) to Tainan Prefecture Hall (Tainan Zhou Ting) The Water World of Tainan Area

From Kū-Lâu to Sin-Lâu Hospital

Route Introduction

Medical Memorial Hall of Dr. James L. Maxwell, Sin-Lâu Hospital

Preaching through Medical Service, Glorifying God, and
Benefitting Man.

Opening Hours: 9:00 – 21:00 Monday through Friday
No. 57 Dong-Men Road, Sec. 1, East District, Tainan City

Sin-Lâu Hospital, Taiwan's first modern hospital, was established by Dr. James L. Maxwell, who was stationed in Taiwan by the Presbyterian Church of England. On June 16, 1865, Dr. Maxwell and his crew rented a house on Kan- Si Street (No. 43 Ren-Ai Street now) outside the West Gate of Tainan, which was called Kan-Si Street Hospital (the predecessor of Sin-Lâu Hospital). It was the beginning of Dr. Maxwell's mission to preach God's way by providing medical ser vices, later praised as Father of Preaching through Medical Service in Taiwan.

Dr. Maxwell's magical medical skills became renowned island-wide, but this incited local doctors' resentment and the coercion from local people. The crew was forced to leave Tainan on July 9 and moved to Kao-Hsiung, where the British Consulate provided protection and assistance. In December of 1868, Dr. James Maxwell returned to Tainan and rented a house called "Hsu Residence" on Er-Lao-Kou Street (the house used to be referred to as the "Old Building,") which is located on Sec. 1 of Bei-Men Road, near Bo-Ai Hall on the campus of The School for The Hard of Hearing Students.

Dr. Maxwell went back to England after he spent eight years in Taiwan. Dr. Peter Anderson took over as the dean, and the construction of Sin-Lâu Hospital was completed in 1900. On April 17, the clinic was moved from the old building to the new building. (The name "Sin-Lâu" means colloquially "the new building.")

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