Kaohsiung Metropolitan Park

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.

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

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 (86 acres), 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 northwest of Metropolitan Park Station of Kaohsiung MRT.

See also

References
  1. "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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