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Wenzhou Street Japanese-style dormitories face an urban renewal crisis

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[Fill Out a "Report Form for Structures of Monument or Historic Building Value" Successfully on Your First Try]
-- The Japanese-style dormitories on Wenzhou Street Fall into an Urban Renewal Crisis

Who it's for: All members of the public who care about the cultural assets of the Japanese-style dormitories; no qualifications required, guaranteed easy on your first try!
When: Bored after school? Idle after work? Spare 1 hour and fill out the form with us
Purpose: To care for the Japanese-style dormitories on Wenzhou Street, the green space, the old trees and the Liugong Canal, so that they are spared from demolition, creating a win-win for all
Cost: The printing cost of a few pages of A4 paper + postage to mail it to the Taipei City Department of Cultural Affairs

IV. Materials:

**Download the blank report form, "Report Form for Structures of Monument or Historic Building Value (for non-owners)"

**Download a sample report form (provided by Ling Zongkui; you are welcome to use this as a basis and revise or supplement it yourself)

**Photos and more materials (compiled from materials provided by Ling Zongkui):

Wu Jiahong, "A Community Nurtured by National Taiwan University -- The Story of the Japanese-style Dormitories in Daxue Village"

Ling Zongkui, "Wenzhou Street Lane 52 Emergency Reporting Reference Zone!" (Facebook)

Chen Ban, "Alas, National Taiwan University's Urban Renewal on Wenzhou Street" (Facebook)

Li Pengxuan and Wu Jiahong, "The Role of National Taiwan University in the Preservation of Japanese-style Dormitories"

The 2000 survey data on Japanese-style dormitories compiled by Teacher Xue Qin

"No. 3, Lane 52, Wenzhou Street, Daxue Village, Da'an District"

"No. 4, Lane 52, Wenzhou Street, Daxue Village, Da'an District"

"No. 5, Lane 52, Wenzhou Street, Daxue Village, Da'an District"

"No. 7, Lane 52, Wenzhou Street, Daxue Village, Da'an District"

"No. 8, Lane 52, Wenzhou Street, Daxue Village, Da'an District"

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