Browsing: things to do in Kaohsiung

Cyclists in southern Taiwan will already be familiar with County Road No. 185 (縣道185號), which runs parallel to the Central Mountains. While mostly flat, its importance lies in the multiple access points it provides into mountain areas and Indigenous communities.

“About That March: Things I Remember,” an exhibition at the Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, frames the gallery as a writer’s study, using art and literature to revisit March 1947.

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.”

Kaohsiung City Government says “2026 Kaohsiung Wonderland” will run from Feb. 7 to March 1 at Love River Bay (愛河灣) and Kaohsiung Port Piers 16 to 18 (高雄港16-18號碼頭). The theme marks Ultraman’s 60th anniversary, anchored by two first-time, large floating inflatable installations and a program designed to draw families and tourists to the harbor.

The “540” hand gesture seen in the video is not an officially recognized emergency signal in Taiwan. However, some individual schools have introduced the gesture during safety or life-skills education, meaning familiarity can vary by age, school, and location.

By KHT Staff KAOHSIUNG — The 2026 Kaohsiung Mobile Fashion Week (2026高雄移動時尚周) took place over the weekend at the Port…

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).

Taiwan has its own Esperanto history dating back to the Japanese colonial period, and the community remains active today. The Pingtung Esperanto Club meets about once a month, usually in the Pingtung area, with an annual gathering held each year. Attendance ranges widely, from small discussions to meetings of several dozen participants.

The club became nationally famous during the early COVID-19 period in 2020, when a dancer reported the movements of an infected businessman who allegedly failed to disclose his travel and activity history, a case that helped authorities respond quickly and led to the nickname “national guardian dancer” (護國舞小姐).

One of the project’s most talked-about features will be an aquarium and ice rink on upper floors. Those may not open until 2028.