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Kaohsiung is of strategic importance to the nation as the city is the main port city of Taiwan; the Port of Kaohsiung is the largest and busiest harbor in Taiwan and more than 67% of the nation's exports and imports container throughput goes through Kaohsiung. [6]
First Kaohsiung City Hall (1924-1939) Second Kaohsiung City Hall (1939-1992) In 1924, Takao Town (Japanese: 高雄街) was upgraded to city status, and the Takao City Office was established in modern-day Gushan by the Japanese government which reported directly to Takao Prefecture. The city hall was located at the modern-day Dai Tien Kung temple.
As a result, Kaohsiung was called a "cultural desert" in early times. However, the efforts of the Kaohsiung government and artistic organizations turned the region into a center of Chinese culture beginning in the 1980s. An art museum has been established, as well as a science and technology exhibit and other large-scale exhibitions.
The entire Metropolitan Park occupies 66.6 hectares, with the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts Weiwuying covering 10 hectares of it. [8] On March 15, 2006, the Executive Yuan's Cultural Construction Commission (restructured into the Ministry of Culture in 2012) announced the establishment of the Weiwuying Arts and Culture Center ...
Sanduo Shopping District (Chinese: 三多商圈; pinyin: Sāndūo Shāngqūan is an affluent shopping, eating and entertainment district of Kaohsiung. Sanduo Shopping District began to rise in the late 1990s after Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Department Store and Pacific Sogo Department Store (today's Far East SOGO Department Store) opened branches in ...
The Kaohsiung Museum of History (traditional Chinese: 高雄市立歷史博物館; simplified Chinese: 高雄市立历史博物馆; pinyin: Gāoxióng Shìlì Lìshǐ Bówùguǎn) is a museum located in Yancheng District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is administered by the Kaohsiung City Government. [2]
Kaohsiung County was established on 6 December 1945 on the territory of Takao Prefecture (高雄州) shortly after the end of World War II.In the early years, Kaohsiung County consists of most territory of Takao Prefecture except the territory near cities of Takao and Heitō ().
The Kaohsiung Cultural Center (Chinese: 高雄市文化中心; pinyin: Gāoxióngshì Wénhuà Zhōngxīn) is a cultural center located in Lingya District of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It was founded by the city government in 1981. The main building of the center is a complex of two concert halls, many galleries, and a library.