The festival will run for 25 days through the Lantern Festival. A total of 10 art light installations and 10 “lightscape” zones will stretch across a 1.5-kilometer route centered on Dadong Wetland Park, often described as a “Kaohsiung version of the Forgotten Forest.”

In 2002, during the relocation of the 1941 Imperial Crown-style building to accommodate the new underground station, the Red Carp sculpture was moved into storage for safekeeping. It’s remained out of public display for nearly 24 years as the sprawling infrastructure project progressed.

Kaohsiung will stage its third “French Festival in Kaohsiung” on May 22-24, 2026, moving for the first time to Weiwuying National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (衛武營國家藝術文化中心). The city finalized a NT$3.75 million service procurement award on Jan. 30, 2026, formally launching event preparations.

The redesigned spaces include separate dining and quiet lounge areas, sofa seating with charging ports, massage chairs, briefing rooms, shared computer workstations, and refrigerators stocked with fresh meals and snacks.

The new park covers approximately 2.9 hectares and is designed to protect and explain the long-observed “fire” phenomenon, in which combustible gas escapes through fissures in the earth and ignites at the surface.

According to the Kaohsiung Port Authority, completing both a port-of-call operation and a home-port turnaround within a single day reflects the port’s improving cruise infrastructure and operational coordination.

With the opening of FOCUS 13 Coral Plaza, the waterfront around Love River Bay (Aihe Wan) has evolved from a series of isolated attractions into a continuous light-rail corridor.

Vietnam Airlines (越南航空) plans to increase its direct service between Ho Chi Minh City (胡志明市) and Kaohsiung (高雄) for the Northern summer 2026 flight season, reflecting growing demand between southern Taiwan and Vietnam.

Kaohsiung’s Fongshan District (鳳山區) will switch on its annual “Fongshan Light Season” (鳳山光之季) on Feb. 7, turning Dadong Park (大東公園) into a dedicated lighting zone while extending a separate “light environment” along the Caogong Canal (曹公圳) corridor, including Syehhe Road (協和路) and Jhonghua Street (中華街).

Within hours, social media users responded to the delay with comments emphasizing caution and respect for environmental conditions.