When you visit Kaohsiung, besides the delicious food, beautiful scenery, and a strong hospitality, how can you not come take the Kaohsiung MRT? Don’t underestimate the popular attractions and local delicacies near Kaohsiung MRT Station. Here are some of the UNMISSABLE spots around the orange line. photocredit／高雄捷運股份有限公司timetable Sizihwan Station The amazing Xiziwan, what you must not miss is the sunset!…

Kaohsiung Film Archive is located by the river side of Love River in a beautiful image building. Providing many kinds of screening equipment, film books, and screenings of art films and documentaries. It unfolds a new page to the cinematic history of Kaohsiung. Kaohsiung City Government has been facilitating the establishment of Kaohsiung Film Archive since 2000. Based on the…

Fisherman’s Wharf　 It has been 140 years since Kaohsiung Port first opened, and in that time, a lot of changes have occurred. The most recent change took place on the 4th of November 2004, when two sentinel stations were removed. The new Fisherman’s Wharf area is now under the management of the Dakaway Company. They control the whole vicinity, including…

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…

This mysterious national relic in Fengshan was a Japanese naval radio station that later became an interrogation facility under the Republic of China, and then a disciplinary camp during the White Terror. The former Imperial Japanese Navy’s Fongshan Radio Station, located in the Fongshan District of Kaohsiung City, and built in 1919, was the first radio station that the Japanese…