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The Wellspring Theater () is a
theater Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actor, actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The p ...
in
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,
Taipei Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the n ...
,
Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
.


History

The Shui Yuan Building () was once the unit of the
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handling
compulsory military service Conscription (also called the draft in the United States) is the state-mandated enlistment of people in a national service, mainly a military service. Conscription dates back to antiquity and it continues in some countries to the present day un ...
. In 2009, the building was rebuilt and reopened in November 2011.


Architecture

Wellspring Theater is located on the 10th floor of the Shui Yuan Building.


Transportation

The theater is accessible within walking distance South East from
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of the
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.


See also

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Cinema of Taiwan The cinema of Taiwan ( zh, t=臺灣電影 or ) is deeply rooted in the island's unique history. Since its introduction to Taiwan in 1901 under Japanese rule, cinema has developed in Taiwan under ROC rule through several distinct stages. It has ...


References

2011 establishments in Taiwan Buildings and structures in Taipei Tourist attractions in Taipei Theatres completed in 2011 Theatres in Taiwan {{theat-struct-stub