Gaoxiong Exhibitions

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English / Chinese Gaoxiong / 高雄市 State Taiwan Intl Code +86 Area Code 7 Postal Code 800–852 Time Zone NST (UTC+08:00) Total Exhibitions 1 Exhibitions Website kcg.gov.tw

Exhibitions List In Gaoxiong

Name	Start	End
Cross-strait Boats Exhibition	2015-05-08	2015-05-11

About Gaoxiong

Kaohsiung City (Chinese: 高雄市 pinyin: Gāoxióngshì Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ko-hiông-chhī old names: Takao, Takow, Takau) is a special municipality in Taiwan. Located in southern-western Taiwan and facing theTaiwan Strait, it is by area the largest municipality, at 2,947.62 km2 (1,138.08 sq mi), and second most populous (by urban area) with a population of approximately 2.77 million.

Since its start at 17th century, Kaohsiung has grown from a small trading village, into the political, economic, transportation, manufacturing, refining, shipbuilding, and industrial center of southern Taiwan. It is a global city with sufficiency as categorized by Globalization and World Cities Research Network in 2012.

The Kaohsiung International Airport serving the city is the third largest airport in Taiwan. The Port of Kaohsiung is the largest harbor in Taiwan, but not officially part of Kaohsiung City. The southern terminal of the Freeway 1 is in Kaohsiung. For north-south travel on railway, the city is served by the Taiwan Railways Administration stations of TRA Western Line and Pingtung Line. The Taiwan High Speed Rail also provides fast and frequent railway connection to Taipei. The Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit, the citys subway system, launched in early 2008. Kaohsiung was the host city of the World Games 2009, a multi-sport event primarily composed of sports not featured in the Olympic Games. The city is also home to the Republic of China Navy fleet headquarters and academy.

The city sits on the southwestern coast of Taiwan facing the Taiwan Strait, bordering Tainan City to the North, Chiayi and Nantou County to the North-west, Taitung County to its North-east and Pingtung County to the South and South-east. The downtown areas are centered on Kaohsiung Harbor with the island of Qijin on the other side of the harbor acting as a natural breakwater. The Love River (or Ai River) flows into the harbor through the Old City and downtown. Zuoying Military Harbor lies to the north of Kaohsiung Harbor and the city center. Kaohsiungs natural landmarks include the coral mountains Ape Hill, Shoushan and Mount Banping.

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