A dockside excursion
Refreshed by a concert or opera at Weiwuying, leave the arts centre and head for Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Art Centre, a community of arts spaces and shops in some of the city’s former dockside warehouses. A light rail system connects the area. Each year, Pier-2 hosts a major music festival, which turns 10 next year.
Browsing complete, take a boat trip to Hongmaogang Cultural
Park, former home of the city’s sea fishing community, long since relocated as Kaohsiung’s container port expanded. On your way, you’ll pass the hundreds of cranes on the docksides and fleets of ships leaving and entering the harbour. In contrast, Hongmaogang is a peaceful haven and its rotating seafood restaurant a winner.