Southern Taiwan

To the right of the Anping Fort entrance you’ll find some of the oldest streets in Taiwan. Anping Old Street (安平老街) was the first street in Taiwan to be given a name. More than 300 years ago this was the first street built by the Dutch in Anping. In the early days, the street was built solely for pedestrians and…

As Kaohsiung is a heavily industrialized city, the National Science and Technology Museum makes use of local character, displaying themes related to technology by collecting and researching technological artifacts. The museum is not only a prominent organization of social education, it is also the first and largest museum of applied science in Taiwan. It occupies a base area of 19…

The lighthouse, built in the 19th century by British engineers and restored in 1918 by the Japanese, offers killer views of the Port of Kaohsiung. Situated atop Cihou Mountain, the snow-white, dazzling Cihou Lighthouse which watches over Kaohsiung Port is a symbol of Kaohsiung. The square lighthouse was built by the British to provide ships with illumination in 1883. An…

Almost all big cities have a beautiful river passed by, this is especially true in Kaohsiung. Love River lies across Kaohsiung for times of sunrises and sunsets. Love River, known as Dagou River in Qing Dynasty, was renamed by Japanese as Takao River. Love River was once an open sewer and it has seen a remarkable transformation in recent years.…

Not the place you want to be during an earthquake, this was the tallest building in Taiwan before Taipei 101, with a look inspired by the Chinese character 高 (gāo), meaning ‘tall’.  The 74th floor View Deck provides spectacular panoramic views over the city and harbor. Take the world’s 2nd fastest lift, which reaches the 74th floor in only 43…

The transfer station between Red and Orange Lines, which ranked second-most beautiful metro station in the world, Formosa Boulevard Station is definitely a site to be seen when you visiting Kaohsiung. Situated at the Kaohsiung MRT transfer station for the Red Line and Orange Line (Formosa Boulevard Station), Dome of Light was created by renowned artist Narcissus Quagliata. The 4 station…

At the fourth largest container port in the world, Kaohsiung Harbor plays an important role to Taiwan’s economic development. The Harbor currently has a channel lane of 18 kilometers, available for boats 100,000 tons. There are 97 docks, with a total length of 20.570 meters. A cruise around Kaohsiung Harbor will let you see the modernization of the Harbor and…

If you have kids or if you’re in the area hiking, this zoo on the northern border of Shoushan Park in Gushan District has more than 80 species rare animals from all over the world, including camels, antelopes, macaques and ostriches. The highlight here is the adorable Formosan black bear and the aviary where you can see birds at eye…

This shrimp wanton restaurant is in the north of the city, out near the DaQiao Railway Station. It’s called Shih Chiu Wontons(士久扁食). Specialising in a slightly different wanton, Shih Chiu look to keep it simple, whilst packing flavour. They also manage to provide a good selection of food they can quickly braise for you in their house stock, which goes well…