The Route of NCKU Students - The Cultural Assets Area
Route Introduction
Lixing Campus
Weishu Bingyuan (Military Hospital)
|Department Building of Taiwanese Literature|
The former Japanese Imperial Army Hospital (Department of Taiwanese Literature) located on Li-Xing Campus is a historic site registered by Tainan City. Typical red brick Roman arches on the exterior with interior structure made of valuable Hiroki wood. It was formerly one of the army hospitals during the Japanese occupation era. After the war, the KMT Government came to Taiwan and took over, changed its name to "804 Hospital." Its high-rise windows invite in natural wind and sunlight from the south. The roof is equipped with copper clad ventilation towers, which achieve indoor and outdoor air ventilation and lighting effects; they are the best representative of green buildings. It has been changed from a place that provided healthcare to a modern, important venue for cultivating students who pursue literary studies.