Appreciating the beauty of Kaohsiung / 品味高雄新美麗
It's hard to define the beauty of Kaohsiung. There are so many extraordinary scenes in Kaohsiung such as Chichin, Love River, Tzaishan, Lotus Lake, Neiweibi and so forth. Just follow your heart and you will find Kaohsiung a fascinating city whether it's at the harbor or in downtown.
Gao-zi Tower Feel the beating of the world
'I wander about on the beach enjoying the nature. All my worries go away. Life is so free and easy...." With the lyrics of Chen Jian Nian's Ocean in your mind, you would like to
drive to Gao-zi Tower, order a glass of iced coffee, and sit in a corner where you can have a look around the ocean. Listen! The ocean is roaring....
At the Gao-zi Tower, you will feel the beating of the world. The tower stands by the Bashi Channel. It is like outstretched arms which embrace each boat that sails in from all over the world. There you can wave to sailors from abroad and let them experience the hospitality of Kaohsiung.
British Consulate Remember past stories
Several days ago, in order to celebrate the 140th anniversary of the founding of Kaohsiung Harbor, the city government obtained the "boundary stele of the Taiwan customhouse" which was established in 1869. Standing by the stele is the Former British Consulate, the first consulate on the island, built in 1858. Like an aging city storyteller living in the harbor, the consulate has witnessed the turmoil in the latter part of the Ching Dynasty, the Sino-Japanese War, the Japanese administration era, and the Taiwan economic miracle.
Walk into the British Consulate and you will discover the life of this city storyteller. History of wars, stories of romances, and emotions aroused in the colonial period would roll like films through your mind.
You will love Kaohsiung's history, the deep and interwoven affections of people in the past, and the British Consulate!
Love River a splendid Maiden Voyage on Love River
Dreams of sailing on the Love River have come true! The new Love River brings a whole new scene to Kaohsiung City. People are able to enjoy a cup of coffee while listening to music on the river's banks, or sail on the river itself in the shade of coconut palms, looking at the sun sparkling on the water, and fish swimming under the boat.
The revamped Love River has become a great recreational area. Along the river, the government has established a special area dedicated to the arts, from Kaohsiung Municipal Film Archives, The Museum of History, The Music Hall, The Business Exhibition Center, and The Museum of Fine Arts on the west bank, to a scenic observatory and The Taiwan Medical History Museum on the east. With the enhancement of art, history, and modern culture, the Love River is entertaining both day and night, and it has become the most popular tourist spot in Kaohsiung again.
A boat can hold 20 people at a time. Two sides of the boat are surrounded by glass; the bow is in the shape of an arc. This is very different from the previous design, with a pointed tip. The canvas shade equipment is many-colored, with an open stern, and can be lifted and lowed for the convenience of passing under bridges. At present, Love Boats sail between Chihsien Bridge and Chungcheng Bridege, and ferry fare is NT$50 dollars for one trip. The city government genuinely invites everyone to experience a romantic trip on the boats.
很難形容高雄的美麗，不管旗津、愛河、柴山、蓮池潭、內惟埤......，都有各自獨特的美，隨性的你可以順著自己的心情，在港邊、在鬧區，細細品味高雄......
高字塔站在世界脈動之處
哼著歌手陳建年唱的「海洋」，正想如歌詞中，「徜徉在海洋享受大自然的氣息，忘卻所有的煩惱心情放的好輕鬆......」。駛著車子到高字塔走一趟，點一杯冰涼的咖啡，找一個環視海洋的角落，聆聽來自海的聲音。
在這個城市裏，「高字塔」是最接近世界脈動的地方，面臨巴士海峽，像是引領的長臂，擁抱著每一艘來自世界各地的船隻，心血來潮的您還可以熱情的招招手，歡迎這些來自異地的水手！讓水手們感受高雄熱情的民風！
英國領事館思古悠情
日前高雄市政府為慶祝高雄港建港140週年，找出1869年所建立的「台灣關地界碑」，而俯身在旁，1858年建的台灣第一座領事館─「前清英國領事館」卻像是一位駐足在港邊垂老的「城市說書人」，默默為歷經清末動亂、甲午戰爭、日治時期、台灣經濟奇蹟作見證。
走進英國領事館，彷彿是翻開這位城市說書人的生命，一場場曠世戰爭、男女情愛、殖民統治所交織的情感，彷佛是一片電影膠卷，在腦海裏上演。
愛上高雄歷史，愛上過往人們深刻又複雜的情感，愛上「英國領事館」！
愛河愛之船啟航
市民搭船遊愛河的美夢成真！脫胎換骨的愛河有如一個破繭而出的春蝶，帶來煥然一新的氣息，愛河畔除了飄著濃郁的咖啡香以外，還可以看到河上船影點點的繽紛景色，乘著船瀏灠愛河沿岸旖旎的景色，在波光瀲艷，魚群悠游，椰樹搖曳，微風輕拂的愛河畔喝咖啡、賞風景、聽音樂。
經過整治的愛河，營造優質的休閒活動空間；此外，沿著愛河流域建立了藝術特區，從西岸的電影圖書館、歷史博物館、音樂館、工商展覽中心至上游的美術館，東岸則有「鰲躍龍翔」的河岸觀景台、台灣醫療史料文物中心，豐富了愛河，再加上藝文、歷史、現代、知性等養分的注入，愛河的在白天與夜晚一樣迷人，已再度躍升為高雄最熱門的觀光景點。
一次可搭載20人的愛之船兩舷採用「玻璃圍幕」與「開放空間」設計，船頭設計採圓弧式曲線造型，有別於傳統之尖形船頭，而位於船頂的遮陽棚加裝升降式設備，以利行駛過橋。目前愛之船行駛在七賢橋到中正橋之間，搭乘一趟船費50元，歡迎大家一起來體驗從河中看兩岸不同的浪漫。