2013年12月12日 星期四

Summary

    In the past 9 weeks, I posted 9 blogs about Kaohsiung. Each week, I tried to make it connected with our life. I am going to make a brief review of them.

Week 1 Kaohsiung Incredible
    It's the first post, so I make a brief introduction and some background knowledge about Kaohsiung, such as location and history.
Video selected, I love 高雄

Week 2 Quack!! Giant rubber duck makes waves in Kaohsiung
    Talk about the Rubber Duck(黃色小鴨) stone in Kaohsiung and introduce the details about Rubber Duck. The Rubber Duck is traveling the world and was floated on the waters of Kaohsiung Harbor from 9/19 to 10/20. By the way, it will exhibit in Keelung City from 12/21,2013 to 1/30,2014.
Video selected, 黃色小鴨游進高雄港

Week 3 Public Controversy Now in Kaohsiung!!!
    There are some controversies about the important landmark, Kaohsiung Main Station, among the public in Kaohsiung. In the post, there are the reasons why it give rises to much discussion.

Week 4 Movies in Kaohsiung
    Introduce all of you the movie industry in Kaohsiung. In this post, I mentioned Kaohsiung Film Archive and Kaohsiung Film Festival.(2013.10.18~11.3) I also listed the movies taken in Kaohsiung, and I like <I Can't Live Without You>《不能沒有你》most.
Video selected, 2013高雄電影節│變奏國度

Week 5 Sizihwan -- spend your time leisurely
    It's about the beautiful attraction, Sizihwan.(西子灣) The most famous feature of Sizihwan is its swimming beach. The beach is also known for its glistening blue water, gorgeous sunset, and natural coral reefs. And, I am sure all of your eyes fixed on this photo.(XDDD) As you can see, couples always sit side by side in the gap, which is called "情人洞" or "蘿蔔坑".

Week 6 Winter is Coming. Eat Something Warm
    Since it is so cold in Taipei, I introduce the mutton hot pot(羊肉爐) and Gangshan. In KGA week(雄友週), you can also find the mutton hot pot. Did you buy it?

Week 7 The Biking City, Kaohsiung
    It's about the Kaohsiung Public Bike. (By the way, its English name is decided recently, which called "City Bike." In the post, you can learn something about the Kaohsiung Public Bike. Also, you can see how beautiful the routes are in Kaohsiung.

Week 8 Where to go in the winter vacation
    One thing you can't not miss in the winter vacation is Kaohsiung Lantern Festival. Kaohsiung Lantern Festival fireworks at sea has become the unique combination of the land, sea and air, three ways to enjoy the 4D fireworks show. 2014 Kaohsiung Lantern Festival is on 1/28~2/23. The main site: Love River, Kuang-rong Harbor(光榮碼頭), Gangshan(岡山), Qishan(旗山) and Fo Guang Shan(佛光山). And the specialty this year is that the region extends to the street!!! You can see the beautiful decorations and parade on street~

Week 9 A Livable City
    I think this post can be regarded as a small summary for my blog. I talked about the awards Kaohsiung won in The International Awards for Livable Communities. You can see that Kaohsiung pay lots of effort to become "green."

    In my last post, I am going to show you some good videos about Kaohsiung. The beauty and inspiration in Kaohsiung can be delivered without any words.



    After looking my learning project, you learn more about Kaohsiung. I hope you’ll love Kaohsiung, and visit these places in person. Every time when I search the information of my blog work, I am not only just finished my homework but also help myself re-recognize my hometown again. Sometimes, I would learn what I never knew. I love my blog, and thanks for all of your visiting.

2013年12月5日 星期四

A Livable city

    This month, Kaohsiung won ten(the most) awards in "The International Awards for Livable Communities", which is also called "Green Oscar." So, I am going to talk about some of them.


The International Awards for Livable Communities

    According its official website, "The LivCom Awards were launched in 1997 and is the World's only Awards Competition focusing on International Best Practice regarding the management of the local environment. The objective of LivCom is to develop and share International Best Practice, with the further objective of improving the quality of life of individual citizens through the creation of 'liveable communities'".

This year Kaohsiung won these awards

Gold Prize(Category)
Kaohsiung Exhibition and Convention Centre(世界貿易展覽會議中心)(Built project)
    "Kaohsiung Exhibition and Convention Centre" is a fusion of international and local colorism, emphasizing green building, sustainable development and the close interaction between people and water. It is combined with the image of sails and crust and also create a unique style, architecture and natural beauty of the city closely compatible as overlapping wavy roof, making the building in harmony with Kaohsiung harbor city image and style.
Koahsiung City – City Face Off: Kaohsiung Harbor Railroad Historical Park(哈瑪星鐵道文化園區)(Natural project)
Coastline Protection Project of Cijin District(旗津海岸線保護工程)(Natural project)
De Le Rih Ga Bridge(得樂日嘎橋)(Built project)
    " De Le Rih Ga Bridge" was a reconstruction in the Maolin District(茂林區) after Typhoon Morakot(莫拉克颱風), and gave residents a safe way home. Not only provide a critical lifeline road to people, but also unfold vitality and prosperity of the past.

Silver Prize(Category)
The Actions of Sustainable Building and Environmental Reforming in Kaohsiung(永續建築環境改造行動計畫)(Socio-Economic project)


Star of Cianjhen Bike Bridge(前鎮之星自行車道橋)(Built project)
    I have introduce it in my previous post. Like the fairy tale "Jack and the Beanstalk", vine-shaped central structure while propped bike lanes and the sky garden on top. The three bike lane stretch out like the pea sprouts, fleeing into the surrounding greenery, blending with the surrounding urban landscape. The night with lighting effects, creating new fashion art landmark, is one of Kaohsiung shoot to share the beauty of the city.
Moon World Scenic Area(月世界風景區)(Natural project)

Bronze Prize(Category)
Gushan District(鼓山區鼓山綠邑—樂活新城)(Whole City)
Dashu District, Kaohsiung City(大樹區走逛美麗新田園)(Whole City)
Hongmaogang Cultural Park(紅毛港文化園區)(Socio-Economic project)

    I am glad to see that Kaohsiung won the international reputation. But what I really wish more is that you guys can visit the place I mention in my blog. Some beauties and inspiration can not be describe by words.


Enjoy the beauty and the music in the video. ^^~

Kaohsiung.A Livable City full-version

I find these videos yesterday~ It's taken by Discovery. It's about discussing some issue about Kaohsiung, especially how Kaohsiung work hard to be a modern city. So you can watch the video and training your English listening.

And this video is from TLC, which is a tour program.