In this course, students actually visit the Wanhua area and experience the local environment first-hand, including Bopiliao historical district, Qingcao Lane, Longshan Temple, etc., and through the explanations of the tour guide, they gain a deeper understanding of the historical background, changes in the business environment, and Through health or medical-related activities and events, this experience reinforces their focus on health inequalities and helps build professionalism. The alley street scene in Figure 1 shows that the area is gradually declining and becoming borderline. After the socio-economic structure changes, the aging population and the concentration of temples have made the surrounding area a symbol of insecurity, disorder and complexity of the old city. Figure 2 shows the street scene of Wanhua’s unique teahouse. Wanhua has nearly 400 teahouses and teahouses, which are small but crowded with ladies and customers. During the COVID-19 epidemic, the epidemic prevention situation was difficult to control, and infections derived from cluster gatherings in teahouses also occurred. According to the analysis of Taipei City's low-income households and middle-aged and elderly population, Wanhua District has "a lot of old people and a lot of poor people." This shows the uniqueness of the teahouse culture where people can accompany and chat as long as the consumption is cheap. Figures 3 and 4 show the current street scene of Wanhua’s commercial activities, including Qingcao Lane (Figure 3) and some businesses (Figure 4). This gives a glimpse of the characteristics of commercial activities in this area, but it also shows the relatively scattered store settlements today. Figure 5 shows the first rapid screening station in Taiwan, located in the Bopiliao historical district. It screened more than 8,000 people from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. every day for 36 days, and screened 451 confirmed cases. Figure 6 shows the barrier-free facilities in Bopiliao Historic District, which shows the care taken in facility design and planning to consider the needs of different groups.

Implemented by Center for Teaching and Learning Development
Date: 2023/11/02