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Kaohsiung, [a] officially Kaohsiung City, [I] is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of 2,952 km 2 (1,140 sq mi).
Kaohsiung City (1945–2010) After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in October 1945, Kaohsiung City was established as a provincial city consisting of eleven districts. Around the same time, Kaohsiung County was established to be part of Taiwan Province on 6 December 1945.
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.
Kaohsiung Confucius Temple. The old Confucius Temple was originally built in 1684. The temple has a circumference of to 122 meters. However, during the Japanese colonial period due to lack of maintenance, the only part of the original structure was the Chong Sheng Shrine, which is presently which located in the west side of Old City Elementary School nearby Lotus Pond.
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Kaohsiung Main Station (Chinese: 高雄車站; pinyin: Gāoxióng chēzhàn) is a railway and metro station in Sanmin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan served by the Taiwan Railways and Kaohsiung Rapid Transit. It is one of four special class stations, the highest class with the most services. It is currently undergoing reconstruction, scheduled to ...
Sinsing used to be called Tāi-káng-po͘ (Chinese: 大港埔) in early days where it was filled with endless wilderness before.During the Japanese rule of Taiwan, residents in the area used to make a living from farming and lived a simple life.