{
  "sight": {
    "id": "Q7085211",
    "slug": "former-thong-chai-medical-institution",
    "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/former-thong-chai-medical-institution",
    "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7085211",
    "name": "Former Thong Chai Medical Institution",
    "name_source": "NHB",
    "name_ko": "옛 통차이 의료원",
    "name_ja": "シンガポール同済医院",
    "name_zh_hans": "新加坡同济医院",
    "name_zh_hant": null,
    "category": "historic-site",
    "heritage": "National Monument",
    "planning_area": "Singapore River",
    "address": "50 Eu Tong Sen Street, Singapore 059803",
    "lat": 1.287416,
    "lng": 103.8454341,
    "position_source": "NHB",
    "official_url": null,
    "nearest_station": {
      "slug": "clarke-quay",
      "name": "Clarke Quay Station",
      "name_ja": "クラーク・キー",
      "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/station/clarke-quay",
      "straight_line_m": 260
    },
    "description_en": "Home to the first free traditional Chinese medical clinic for the poor in Singapore, the Former Thong Chai Medical Institution testifies to the Chinese pioneers' spirit of mutual assistance and their generosity towards the poor and needy.",
    "description_ko": "싱가포르에서 가난한 이들을 위한 최초의 무료 중의 진료소가 있던 옛 통차이 의료원은 중국계 선구자들의 상부상조 정신과 가난하고 어려운 이들을 향한 너그러움을 보여 주는 곳이에요.",
    "description_ja": "シンガポールで初めて貧しい人々のための無料の中医診療所が置かれたシンガポール同済医院は、中国系の先人たちの相互扶助の精神と、貧しく困窮する人々への寛大さを今に伝えています。",
    "description_zh_hans": "新加坡同济医院是新加坡第一家为穷人提供免费中医诊疗的医馆所在地，见证了华人先驱守望相助的精神以及他们对贫苦和有需要之人的慷慨。",
    "description_zh_hant": "新加坡同濟醫院是新加坡第一家為窮人提供免費中醫診療的醫館所在地，見證了華人先驅守望相助的精神以及他們對貧苦和有需要之人的慷慨。",
    "sources": [
      "National Heritage Board, Monuments (SODL v1.0)",
      "Wikidata (CC0)"
    ],
    "photo": {
      "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/img/sights/former-thong-chai-medical-institution.webp",
      "thumb": "https://dealsingapore.com/img/sights/former-thong-chai-medical-institution-sm.webp",
      "credit": {
        "licence": "Copyrighted free use",
        "licenceUrl": null,
        "artist": "User:Sengkang",
        "page": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_Thong_Chai_Medical_Institution,_Mar_06.JPG",
        "width": 1600,
        "height": 1200,
        "photo": true
      }
    },
    "nearest_exit": {
      "station": "clarke-quay",
      "exit": "B",
      "straight_line_m": 68
    },
    "areas": [
      {
        "slug": "clarke-quay",
        "name": "Clarke Quay",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/areas/clarke-quay",
        "straight_line_m": 296
      },
      {
        "slug": "chinatown",
        "name": "Chinatown",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/areas/chinatown",
        "straight_line_m": 446
      },
      {
        "slug": "civic-district",
        "name": "Civic District",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/areas/civic-district",
        "straight_line_m": 677
      }
    ],
    "nearby_sights": [
      {
        "id": "Q5895617",
        "slug": "hong-lim-park",
        "name": "Hong Lim Park",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/hong-lim-park",
        "category": "park-garden",
        "straight_line_m": 141
      },
      {
        "id": "Q2478845",
        "slug": "omar-kampong-malacca-mosque",
        "name": "Omar Kampong Malacca Mosque",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/omar-kampong-malacca-mosque",
        "category": "mosque",
        "straight_line_m": 170
      },
      {
        "id": "Q7300371",
        "slug": "read-bridge",
        "name": "Read Bridge",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/read-bridge",
        "category": "bridge",
        "straight_line_m": 201
      },
      {
        "id": "Q7084540",
        "slug": "family-justice-courts-2",
        "name": "Family Justice Courts",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/family-justice-courts-2",
        "category": "architecture",
        "straight_line_m": 276
      },
      {
        "id": "Q1095828",
        "slug": "clarke-quay",
        "name": "Clarke Quay",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/clarke-quay",
        "category": "riverside",
        "straight_line_m": 296
      },
      {
        "id": "Q7682113",
        "slug": "tan-si-chong-su",
        "name": "Tan Si Chong Su",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/tan-si-chong-su",
        "category": "temple",
        "straight_line_m": 336
      }
    ]
  },
  "source": {
    "nhb": "Monuments (GEOJSON) d_b29c230ec6b609e29ed42f71ca9a8767 and Historic Sites (GEOJSON) d_31e16b12809e66673e90d8b04fdee1b2, National Heritage Board, data.gov.sg, accessed 30 September 2026, Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0: names, points, addresses, descriptions.",
    "wikidata": "Wikidata (CC0), read 1 October 2026: names in en, ja, ko, zh, type, official website, image file names (each Commons file carries its own licence).",
    "selection": "English Wikivoyage Singapore guides, revisions of 1 October 2026: which places are listed under See and Do (selection only; no text used).",
    "planning_areas": "Master Plan 2025 Planning Area Boundary (No Sea) d_2cc750190544007400b2cfd5d7f53209, Urban Redevelopment Authority, data.gov.sg, accessed 1 October 2026, Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0: the planning area each sight is in.",
    "note": "English names are the National Heritage Board's for the places it lists (name_source: NHB), otherwise Wikidata labels. Korean, Japanese and Chinese names are Wikidata labels or Wikipedia article titles where present. NHB fields keep the Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0; no terms are added to them."
  },
  "not_published": {
    "opening_hours": "No source we use carries them. The official_url is where they are.",
    "walking_time": "Every distance here is a straight line, not a walking route."
  },
  "_meta": {
    "api_version": "1",
    "site": "https://dealsingapore.com",
    "generated_at": "2026-10-01",
    "license": "NHB fields: Monuments and Historic Sites, National Heritage Board via data.gov.sg, Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, modified (merged, matched to Wikidata). Names and categories: Wikidata (CC0) or NHB. Planning areas: URA Master Plan 2025, Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0. Attribute dealsingapore.com and the National Heritage Board. See /llms.txt and /terms.",
    "docs": "https://dealsingapore.com/llms.txt"
  }
}