Gushan District (Chinese: 鼓山區; pinyin: Gǔshān Qū; Wade–Giles: Ku3-shan1 Ch'ü1) is district of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.[2]
Gushan
鼓山區 | |
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| Gushan District [1] | |
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 Gushan District in Kaohsiung City | |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Region | Southern Taiwan |
| Population (October 2023) | |
| • Total | 140,590 |
| Website | gushan-en |
Administrative divisions
editThe district consists of Gufeng, Xiongfeng, Qianfeng, Guangrong, Minzu, Neiwei, Jianguo, Zhongzheng, Zijiang, Longjing, Zhengde, Pinghe, Minjiang, Housheng, Longzi, Longshui, Mingcheng, Huafeng, Yuxing, Yufeng, Guyan, Shude, Baoshu, Xingzong, Guanghua, Shanxia, Hebian, Luchuan, Dengshan, Fengnan, Lixing, Xinmin, Yanping, Weisheng, Huian, Shoushan, Shaochuantou and Taoyuan Village.[3]
Politics
editThe representative for Gushan on the city council is Lee Chiao-Ju.[4]
Education
editUniversities
editSchools
edit- Dominican International School Kaohsiung
Tourist attractions
edit- Gushan Daitian Temple
- Former British Consulate at Takao
- Hamasing
- Takao Railway Museum
- Former Sanhe Bank
- Former Yamagataya Bookstore
- Hamasen Trader Building [5]
- Takao Renaissance Association [6]
- Sinbin Old Street [7]
- Kaohsiung Wude Hall
- Red Cross Center for Children (Former Japanese Patriotic Women's Association)[8]
- Kaohsiung Port Warehouse No. 2 (former Kaohsiung Fisherman's Wharf)
- Kaohsiung Harbor Museum
- Hamasen Museum of Taiwan Railway
- Pier-2 Art Center
- North Gate of Xiong Town
- The Takao foreign cemetery [9]
- Kaohsiung Martyrs' Shrine
- Longquan Temple
- Mount Shou
- Shou Shan Zoo
- Sizihwan
- Sizihwan Tunnel
- Li Family Historical Residence
- Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts
Transportation
editRailway
editRapid transit
editGushan is serviced by the Sizihwan Station of the Orange Line and the Aozihdi Station of Red Line of the KMRT.
Water
editThe Cijin Ferry is operated between Gushan District and Cijin District by the government owned Kaohsiung Haboursteam Company (高雄輪船公司) between 6:00 AM and midnight with a one-way ticket price of NT$10.
Notable natives
edit- Chu Hsing-yu, member of Legislative Yuan (1993–2005)
- Huang Fei, singer
References
edit- ^ "Glossary of Names for Admin Divisions" (PDF). placesearch.moi.gov.tw. Ministry of Interior of the ROC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ http://gushan.kcg.gov.tw/english/introduction.php.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ https://www.cec.gov.tw/pc/en/TV/nm64000000200000000.html Archived 2018-11-25 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL]
- ^ "4.Members Introduction: Lee, Chiao-Ju". Kaohsiung City Council. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ^ "遊高雄，有文化卡好(景點:哈瑪星貿易商大樓)". kaho.tw (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ^ "Takao Renaissance Association". librarywork.taiwanschoolnet.org. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ^ "Kaohsiung 100". english.khcc.gov.tw (in German). 2019-12-06. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ^ "原愛國婦人會館(紅十字育幼中心)".
- ^ "Takao Club: The Foreign Cemetery". takaoclub.com. Retrieved 2020-05-20.