ThisclassicbrickarchitecturewasoriginallybuiltduringtheJapaneseColonialPeriodintheearly20thcenturyforthereorganizationoflocaladministration.Atthattime,thebuildinghouseddualfunctionsofadministrationandpolicing.Thetwostorybuildingcontainedanadministrationoffice,fanshapedcontainingcells,andagrandballroom.DongShihAdmissionCenterisnowthepolicestationofPuzih,whichistheonlyremaininggovernmentbuildingofthehighestlevelduringJapanesecolonizationinChiayi.