Kaohsiung Metropolitan Park

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Kaohsiung Metropolitan Park
高雄都會公園
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Typepark
LocationNanzih District and Ciaotou District of Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Coordinates22°44′00.3″N 120°18′38.0″E / 22.733417°N 120.310556°E / 22.733417; 120.310556Coordinates: 22°44′00.3″N 120°18′38.0″E / 22.733417°N 120.310556°E / 22.733417; 120.310556
Area35 hectares
Administered byConstruction and Planning Agency of the Ministry of the Interior
StatusOpen all year
Public transit accessMetropolitan Park Station

The Kaohsiung Metropolitan Park (traditional Chinese: 高雄都會公園; simplified Chinese: 高雄都会公园; pinyin: Gāoxióng Dūhuì Gōngyuán) is a park in Nanzih District and Ciaotou District of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The park is under the management of Construction and Planning Agency of the Ministry of the Interior.

History[]

The park used to be a landfill.[1] It was then converted into a park by the Executive Yuan to protect the environmental resources and improving the local environment.[2]

Geology[]

The park measures an area of 35 hectares, which includes vast and flat grassland and forest greens.[1] The plantation from Taiwan Sugar Qingpu occupies most of the park.[3]

Architecture[]

The park features the Golden Rooster Sundial sculpture which stands tall at the Central Square. There is a bronze cast illustration of the sundial shadow on the ground surface under the golden rooster. It also consists of a decorated swimming pool, an ecological exhibition room, parent-child playrooms and a library.[1]

Transportation[]

The park is accessible within walking distance north west from Metropolitan Park Station of Kaohsiung MRT.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Kaohsiung Metropolitan Park". Taiwan, the Heart of Asia. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Landmarks in Zuoying & Nanzih District". Nanzih Land Office, Land Administration Bureau, Kaohsiung City Government. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Kaohsiung Metropolitan Park". Kaohsiung Travel. Retrieved 6 June 2021.


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