Forgotten Kaohsiung: Kaohsiung Incredible

View of Kaohsiung from the light house on Cijin Island

When it comes to Kaohsiung, what’s the first thing flashing into your mind? A city with warm taste? Of course it is, but Kaohsiung is a city with warm taste. I will inform you of Kaohsiung you have never learned. Picturesque scenic spot, historical stories, folklore or special food will show you every week in turns.

This week, I will give you some background of Kaohsiung.

Location

Located in the southern part of Taiwan, Kaohsiung city is the island's largest industrial center. It is by area the largest municipality, at 2,947.62 km2, and second most populous (by urban area) with a population of approximately 2.77 million.

Administrative Divisions of Kaohsiung

Kaohsiung city seal

History

Japanese exerted a profound influence on Kaohsiung city. Kaohsiung is a untapped gem. It was during the Japanese-Occupied Period that Kaohsiung city changed to the name we know now. "Kaohsiung" is derived from aboriginal language, "Takau"(打狗), which translates as "bamboo forest." Japanese people used Kanji(漢字) to keep the pronouncement and wish Kaohsiung become a "High Hero" at the same time.

Today, It has stayed abreast of Taiwan's recent progress and prosperity; expanding and modernizing, the city strides into the 21st century as a newly emerging international metropolis.

Kaohsiung has rich resources of the ocean, mountains and forests, take shape a diverse combination and different communities, the formation of a very active and multi-faceted nature of art and culture in the streets of Kaohsiung, everywhere you can see the beauty and grace of its public infrastructure, public art and city architecture.