Saturday 1 June 2019

TAIWAN KAOHSIUNG - ART & CULTURAL CREATION

Kaohsiung City is a metropolis full of creativity and originality. Here visitors can find art and culture expositions and displays that cover a wide range of subjects. Kaohsiung is changing  its image as a city of heavy industry with art and culture and sincerely welcome everyone to experience its transformation.

1. THE PIER 2 ART CENTER
Originally a harbor warehouse , the Pier -2 Art center has become a unique ocean side open art space after some modification. artists and cultural workers are invited to demonstrate their creations and large scale exhibitions are regularly held. these promotional efforts have made the Art Center the hottest art and leisure venue in recent years.

* No 1, Dayong Road, Yancheng District , Kaohsiung City
* 10am to 8pm ( Tuesday to Sunday) Closed in Monday
* take the Kaohsiung MRT Orange Line to Yanchengpu Station (O2) , leave the station from Exit 1 , turn right at Dayong road and go straight to the end of the road.

2. KAOHSIUNG MUSEUM OF LABOR
The Kaohsiung Museum of Labor is located at Taiwan Sugar Corporation's C4 warehouse , just next to the Pier-2 art Center. It is the first museum in Taiwan to feature Taiwanese laborers and has devoted itself to the preservation of the cultural value of Taiwan's laborers. the museum manages to maintain Kaohsiung's image as an industrial city from the perspective of labor culture and aims to share their achievements with visitors , especially laborers.

* Time : 10.30 am to 7pm  ( Tuesday to Sunday ) closed on monday
* Take the Kaohsiung MRT Orange Line to Yanchengpu Station (O2) , leave the station from Exit 1  and turn right at Dayong road . The museum is just by the Pier-2 Art Center.

3. KAOHSIUNG FIL ARCHIVE
Located by the Love River , the Kaohsiung Film Archive is the first social education organization in Kaohsiung to promote film culture. In the evenings, blue and purple light the building emits, the ripples on the Love River and street entertainers' performances constitute the artistic atmosphere along the Love River.

* Address: No 10 , Hesi Road, Yancheng District , Kaohsiung City
* Time : 1320 -2130 , Tuesday to Sunday ( Closed on Monday) and during the period from the Chinese New Year 's Eve to 1/3 of the Lunar Calendar
* Take the Kaohsiung MRT Orange Line to Yancheng Station ( O2) and walk along Sinle Street to Hesi Road.

4. KAOHSIUNG MUSEUM OF HISTORY
The Kaohsiung Museum of History was originally the Kaohsiung City Hall. With its outside appearance  still retaining the Japanese architectural style, it is listed as a municipal historic site and has become an exemplar for the revitalization of historic sites. the old pictures and historic relics housed help visitors understand Kaohsiung's evolution.

* Address: No 272, Jhongjheng 4th Road, Yancheng District, Kaohsiung City
* time: 9 am to 5 pm , Tuesday to Friday, 9 am to 9 pm Saturday and Sunday ( closed on Monday)
* take the Kaohsiung MRT Orange line to Yanchengpu station (O2) , leave the station from Exit 2  and walk for approximately 10 minutes along Jhongjheng 4th road.

5. KAOHSIUNG LITERARY MUSEUM
* The Kaohsiung Literary Museum is located in the downtown area next to the Urban Spotlight, a famous landmark of Kaohsiung City. The museum's Digital Achieve " collects and record the information, creations , profiles , pictures and works of Kaohsiung's modern writers.

* address: 39, Minsheng 2nd Road, Cianjin District, Kaohsiung City
* 9 am to 9 pm , Tuesday to Saturday ; 9 am to 5 pm Sunday, ( closed on Monday and national holidays)
* Take the Kaohsiung MRT Red Line to Central Park Station (R9) , leave the station from Exit 1 and walk through the Central Park

6. URBAN SPOTLIGHT
The Urban Spotlight , a brilliantly -decorated artists corridor, is located just next to the Central Park . In the evenings, the adorning lights build a romantic ambience that makes the venue a popular scene.Whether it is the open air cafe, artworks , coffee , music and the enchanting cityscape, Urban Spotlight has them all.

7. KAOHSIUNG MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS 
The Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts is the only large scale public museum of fine arts in southern Taiwan. In addition to the fine arts exhibited inside, visitors can also enjoy the massive green land, stroll along the manmade lake and watch the bountiful flora ,ecosystem around the museum. This museum integrates art , culture , creation , originality ,ecology and education.

* address: No 80, Meishuguan Road, Gushan District , Kaohsiung City
* time : 9am to 5pm , Tuesday to Sunday .( Closed on Monday and Chinese New Year 's Eve)
* Take the Kaohsiung MRT Red Line to aozihdi Station ( R13) and transfer to circle bus 168

8. NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MUSEUM
The National Science and Technology Musuem , one of the three largest science museums in taiwan, is the first applied science museums in Taiwan, is the first applied science museum with leisure and educational functions. At the entrance is the eye -catching armillary sphere an ancient Chinese tool used to observe the heavens that shows the ancient Chinese knowledge of integrating science with technology.

* address :No : 720, Jiouru 1st road , Sanmin District , kaohsiung city
* Time : 0900-1700 Tuesday to Sunday .( Closed on Monday and Chinese New Year 's Eve)
*  Take the kaohsiung MRT Red Line to Houyi Station and transfer to shuttle bus R28.

9. THE 2009 WORLD GAMES MAIN STADIUM (NATIONAL MUSEUM)
Designed by and constructed under the supervision of, the internationally famous architect Toyo Ito, the 2009 World games Main Stadium is renowned for its eco friendly design. The stadium was constructed with recycled and 100% recyclable materials. The 8844 solar panels that make up the roof not only generate power but also can be used as sunshade, The stadium's open design is artistic and eye catching.

* Address : No 500, Jiunsiao Road , Zuoying District, Kaohsiung City
* Take the Kaohsiung MRT Red Line to World Games Station ( R17) , leave the station from Exit 1 , go straight , turn right at World Games Blvd, walk approximately 800 meters and the stadiumis on the right hand side.

10. YANGMING MUSEUM OF MARINE EXPLORATION KAOHSIUNG
Located by the Cijin Harbor embankment , YM Museum of Marine Exploration Kaohsiung displays plenty of educational and historic culture products and interesting ocean creatures. Visitors can learn more about the development of the marine industry and culture.
* location ; beside Cijin Harbor
* Time : 0900-1700 Tuesday to Sunday .( Closed on Monday, chinese New Year"s Day and  Chinese New Year 's Eve)
* Take the Kaohsiung MRT Red Line to Kaisyuan Station (R6) , transfer to bus 35, get off at the Cijin Wind Turbine Park and then follow the signs to the museum.

11. WEIWUYING CENTER FOR THE ARTS 
Originally a military camp, Weiwuying has become a center for the arts and regularly hold performances and exhibitions of artistic works and will manage to construct a world class performance space and as well as become the largest entertainment and music venue in East Asia, Visitors can enjoy the natural environment in Weiwuying Park.

*address: 449-1, Nanjing Road, Fongshan District , Kaohsiung City
take the Kaohsiung MRT Orange Line to Weiwuying Station (O10) and leave the station from Exit 3.


12. CIAOTOU SUGAR REFINERY -THE WHITE HOUSE ART CENTER
This tourist spot has been rebuilt to an art center with many artists 'installation artworks. The red brick water towers in the center comprise various fine artistic brick structures in a simple architectural style .As well it is a trendy spot for taking wedding photos.

* address ; In the Ciaotou Sugar Refinery
* 1000-800 Tuesday to Sunday ( Closed on Monday)
8 Take the Kaohsiung MRT to Ciaotou Sugar Refinery Station (R22A) . The White House is just 100 meters away from the station.


13. KAOHSIUNG SHADOWGRAPH MUSEUM
The museum multi functionally records the rise and fall of this traditional Chinese play. Visitors can also operate the puppets themselves to get a hands on feel for the art.

* address ; in the Art and Culture Center, Gangshan district , Kaohsiung City
* 0900- 1200; 1330 -1700 ( closed all day Monday and Tuesday mornings)
* Take the bus of Gangshan Line operated by Kaohsiung Transportation Co.Ltd at Kaohsiung Main Station



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