Kaohsiung       Taiwan Province


Kaohsiung is a major transit point for travel between Northeast Asia and the South Pacific.
It is the site of Taiwan’s largest commercial harbor, and the island’s second-largest
city. It is, as well, the transportation and economic hub of South Taiwan.

Kaohsiung City is known for its ocean and river sights, with the cosmopolitan city itself,
scenery of harbors old and new, night scenes along the Love River, Lotus Lake, Mt.
Longevity, Sizih Bay, Cijin, Chengcing Lake, the exciting Liouhe Night Market, and the
delicious seafood of Cijin, all enticing the visitor to come back time after time.

Lotus Lake, on the northern outskirts of Kaohsiung City is noted for its profusion of
temples, with the Confucius Temple at its northern edge and in the north, the Dragon and
Tiger Pagodas and the Spring and Autumn Pavilions. Mt. Longevity and Sizih Bay is the area rich in natural landscapes, including
Kaohsiung’s historical gallery, the landscapes of Sizih Bay attract large numbers of romantic couples to walk along the long
breakwater, especially when the sun is setting.

National Science and Technology Museum, Taiwan’s first museum of applied science, and the world’s second-largest of its kind. It
emphasizes the integration of science and human culture, with interactive displays and games used to transform abstract concepts into
concrete sensory experience.

Kaohsiung also has Hakka Culture of Meinong, Meinong is probably the best-known Hakka settlement in southern Taiwan, with farm
fields, mountains, and green streams combining into a powerful allure for tourists.