Taiwan Blackfoot Disease Socio-Medical Service Memorial House Explained

The Taiwan Blackfoot Disease Socio-Medical Service Memorial House is a former clinic building in Yonglong Village, Beimen District, Tainan, Taiwan.

History

The memorial house used to be a clinic for Wang King-ho, a doctor who had fought the adverse effects of "" (arsenic poisoning) for 25 years by offering free medical services to patients from Beimen and the surrounding regions.^{[1] [2] [3]} Tainan County Magistrate Su Huan-chih and Department of Cultural Affairs Commissioner Ye Tzer-shan then proposed for the reconstruction of the clinic into a memorial house to preserve the history of the disease in Taiwan. Construction began in November 2006 and ended in September 2007.^[4] It was then opened by President Chen Shui-bian in end of September of the same year.^[5] After inauguration, the memorial house was taken over by the Wang King-ho Culture and Arts Foundation.

See also

• List of tourist attractions in Taiwan

Notes and References

1. Web site: 19 February 2021. Taiwan Blackfoot Disease Socio-medical Service Memorial House. Southwest Coast National Scenic Area Administration. 21 June 2021.
2. Web site: Liu. Wan-jyun. Hetherington. William. 8 July 2016. Cultural awareness, government drive spurring museum growth in Tainan. Taipei Times. 1 March 2017.
3. Web site: 26 March 2021. Taiwan Black-foot Disease Socio-Medical Service Memorial House. Taiwan, the Heart of Asia. 21 June 2021.
4. Web site: Introduction. Taiwan Black-foot Disease Socio-Medical Service Memorial House. 21 June 2021.
5. Web site: Taiwan Black-foot Disease Socio-Medical Service Memorial House. Ministry of Culture, Local Cultural Museum. 26 September 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170926100257/http://superspace.moc.gov.tw/en/local_culture_page.asp?rid=254. 26 September 2017.