Browsing: things to do in Kaohsiung

A new playground in Renwu District turns space beneath the high-speed rail tracks into a recreation area for children, cyclists and nearby residents.

he free event will run from noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 19 and 20, across the station’s B1 and B2 levels. KACG is a regular event devoted to anime, comics, and games. Its monthly editions bring independent creators, performers, cosplayers and related businesses into different areas of Kaohsiung Station.

Kaohsiung will mark National Heritage Day with exhibitions, historical games and walking activities while showcasing buildings that have found new uses after restoration.

Restaurants, guesthouses and cultural businesses are preparing to open in restored former Navy residences along Wei 6th Road in Zuoying. The first phase is scheduled to begin operating in October.

Once associated paths are completed, the city intends the bridge to form part of a largely traffic-separated walking route connecting Shuanghu Forest Park (雙湖森林公園), Guoling Natural Park and Chengcing Lake.

By Roseline Gao. Images and info via Kaohsiung City Tourism Bureau. KAOHSIUNG — A coastal forest in Cijin will again…

The Tourism Bureau recommended using public transportation because of expected crowds. The festival can be reached from exits 1 and 4 of Yanchengpu Station or on foot from the C12 Dayi Pier-2 (駁二大義) and C13 Penglai Pier-2 (駁二蓬萊) light rail stations.

Tickets cost NT$500 per person and will be available through the ibon ticketing system. The festival opens at Tianliao Moon World (田寮月世界), where rides will be offered from Sept. 25 to 28 and again Oct. 3 and 4. The event then moves to Love River (愛河) for the Double Ten holiday weekend from Oct. 9 to 11.

The skeleton of a Formosan black bear that lost a paw to a trap is on public display for the first time at Shoushan Zoo’s renovated education center.

AmCham Kaohsiung, Formosa Files and Kaohsiung Times will present 30 Years of Democracy: How Taiwan Has Changed Since 1996 at The Hub, Wukuaicuo Park (五塊厝公園), on Friday, Sept. 18.