Kaohsiung
Taiwan's port city — flatter, hotter and more relaxed than Taipei. A harbour full of converted warehouses and the best night markets in the south.
Kaohsiung in eight slides
Wikipedia · 4 Sep 2026
Things to do in Kaohsiung
Where to stay in Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung in a day, two days, three
Landmarks in Kaohsiung
Cijin District is a district of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, covering Cijin Island (旗津島) and islands in the South China Sea. It is the second smallest district in Kaohsiung City after Yancheng District, with an area of 1.4639 square kilometers, or 0.5652 square miles.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 10 Jun 2026
CEphoto, Uwe Aranas · CC BY-SA 3.0
Fo Guang Shan is an international Chinese Mahāyāna Buddhist organization and monastic order based in Taiwan that practices Humanistic Buddhism whose roots are traced to the Linji school of Chan Buddhism. The headquarters, Fo Guang Shan Monastery, is located in Dashu District, Kaohsiung, and is the largest Buddhist monastery in Taiwan. The organization is also one of the largest charity organizations in Taiwan.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 5 Jul 2026
Huicheng1967 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Formosa Boulevard is a station of Kaohsiung Metro located in Sinsing District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is the interchange station between the Red line and the Orange line.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 4 Jun 2026
Kevin765432 · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Liouhe Night Market is a tourist night market in Sinsing District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is one of the most popular markets in Taiwan where seafood, handicrafts, clothing, knives, cameras and live animals are sold.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 18 Jul 2026
Henry M. Trotter · Public domain
Lotus Pond is an artificial lake and popular tourist destination on the east side of Zuoying District in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Opened in 1951, it is famous for the lotus plants on the lake and the numerous temples around the lake, including the Spring and Autumn Pavilions, the Dragon and Tiger Pagodas and the Confucian Temple (孔廟).
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 28 Jul 2026
WEI, WAN-CHEN（魏琬臻） · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Pier-2 Art Center is an art center in Yancheng District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 22 Jul 2026
Anav Rin from Gushan, Kaohsiung, Taipei · CC BY 2.0
Cijin District is a district of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, covering Cijin Island (旗津島) and islands in the South China Sea. It is the second smallest district in Kaohsiung City after Yancheng District, with an area of 1.4639 square kilometers, or 0.5652 square miles.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 10 Jun 2026
CEphoto, Uwe Aranas · CC BY-SA 3.0
Fo Guang Shan is an international Chinese Mahāyāna Buddhist organization and monastic order based in Taiwan that practices Humanistic Buddhism whose roots are traced to the Linji school of Chan Buddhism. The headquarters, Fo Guang Shan Monastery, is located in Dashu District, Kaohsiung, and is the largest Buddhist monastery in Taiwan. The organization is also one of the largest charity organizations in Taiwan.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 5 Jul 2026
Huicheng1967 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Formosa Boulevard is a station of Kaohsiung Metro located in Sinsing District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is the interchange station between the Red line and the Orange line.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 4 Jun 2026
Kevin765432 · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Liouhe Night Market is a tourist night market in Sinsing District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is one of the most popular markets in Taiwan where seafood, handicrafts, clothing, knives, cameras and live animals are sold.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 18 Jul 2026
Henry M. Trotter · Public domain
Lotus Pond is an artificial lake and popular tourist destination on the east side of Zuoying District in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Opened in 1951, it is famous for the lotus plants on the lake and the numerous temples around the lake, including the Spring and Autumn Pavilions, the Dragon and Tiger Pagodas and the Confucian Temple (孔廟).
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 28 Jul 2026
WEI, WAN-CHEN（魏琬臻） · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Pier-2 Art Center is an art center in Yancheng District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 22 Jul 2026
Anav Rin from Gushan, Kaohsiung, Taipei · CC BY 2.0
From the airport
When to go to Kaohsiung: Nov or Dec or Jan or Feb or Mar
Guides about Kaohsiung
Taiwan has a plum rain season and a typhoon season, and the gap between them is the answer. The month table, the two festivals, and the mountain exception.
Rina Matsuda · 2 Sep 2026
Taiwan has a nomad visa and a Gold Card, and which one you want depends on your age and income. What a month costs in TWD, and the honest downsides.
Tobi Adeyemi · 2 Sep 2026
Taipei rewards a slow visit. Three days built around the night markets and the hot springs, the Jiufen timing that matters, and the tower to skip.
Rina Matsuda · 2 Sep 2026
Taiwan is a loop and most people run it the wrong way. A week down the west on the fast train and back up the east coast, with the timing that matters.
Rina Matsuda · 2 Sep 2026