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Chung Cheng Martial Arts Stadium
The Kaohsiung City Lingya Sports Center (), originally the Chung Cheng Martial Arts Stadium (), is a sports center in Lingya District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The stadium was one of the venues for the World Games 2009. History The stadium was originally constructed for the 1986 National Games. Structure The stadium is separated into the Eastern and Western Zone with three halls in each of them of an area 620 m2 each. The audience stage can accommodate 1,400 people each with a total capacity of 7,000 seats. Transportation The sports center is accessible from exit 4 of the Martial Arts Stadium Station of the Kaohsiung MRT. See also * List of stadiums in Taiwan The following is a list of stadiums in Taiwan, ordered by capacity. Currently all stadiums with a capacity of 10,000 or more are included. See also *List of sporting events in Taiwan *Sport in Taiwan *List of Asian stadiums by capacity {{Spo ... References External links * Lingya District Martial art halls i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lingya District
Lingya District () is a district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The 85 Sky Tower and the Kaohsiung City Hall are located here. Lingya District is the administrative center of Kaohsiung City along with Fongshan District. Its population is around 162,356 as of May 2022. It is the 6th most-populated district in Kaohsiung, with a population density of 19,916 people per square kilometer, or 51,581 people per square mile. It has a area of 8.1522 square kilometers, or 3.1476 square miles. The average elevation of Lingya is 6 meters, or 20 feet. Name The district is named after a traditional community on the coast called "Lingyaliao" (; ) or (), after the similar-sounding (), which refers to a place where fishermen would put their nets after use. After 1945, the community was combined with "Guotianzi" (), "Lingdeguan" (), and "Wukuaicuo" () to form "Lienya District" (). In 1952 the original name Lingya () was restored. Administrative divisions The district is divided into 69 villages, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung City (Mandarin Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: ''Kao¹-hsiung²;'' Pinyin: ''Gāoxióng'') is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsiung City has a population of approximately 2.72 million people as of May 2022 and is Taiwan's third most populous city and largest city in southern Taiwan. Since founding in the 17th century, Kaohsiung has grown from a small trading village into the political and economic centre of southern Taiwan, with key industries such as manufacturing, steel-making, oil refining, freight transport and shipbuilding. It is classified as a "Gamma −" level global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, with some of the most prominent infrastructures in Taiwan. The Port of Kaohsiung is the largest and busiest harbor in Taiwan while Kaohsiung International Airport is the second busiest airport in number of passengers. The city is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. The territories controlled by the ROC consist of 168 islands, with a combined area of . The main island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', has an area of , with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two-thirds and plains in the western third, where its highly urbanised population is concentrated. The capital, Taipei, forms along with New Taipei City and Keelung the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Other major cities include Taoyuan, Taichung, Tainan, and Kaohsiung. With around 23.9 million inhabitants, Taiwan is among the most densely populated countries in the world. Taiwan has been settled for at least 25,000 years. Ancestors of Taiwanese indigenous peoples settled the isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Games 2009
The 2009 World Games () the eighth edition of the World Games, were an international multi-sport event held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan (under the name Chinese Taipei) from 16 July 2009 to 26 July 2009. The games featured sports that are not contested in the Olympic Games. Nearly 6,000 athletes, officials, coaches, referees and others from 101 countries participated in the 2009 Kaohsiung World Games, setting a record high for the multi-sport competition. The International World Games Association (IWGA) President Ron Froehlich praised the July 16–26 games as the "best games ever." Emblem The design of the emblem for The World Games 2009 is based on the first Chinese character in the city's name. The character " kao" (高) means high or superior in English. The toponym stylized as a multicolored ribbon aims to create an atmosphere of festivity and celebration. The warm colors, orange and magenta, at the top and green and blue at the bottom symbolize the sun rising over the ocean a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martial Arts Stadium Metro Station
Martial Arts Stadium is a station on the Orange line of Kaohsiung MRT in Lingya District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Station overview The station is a two-level, underground station with an island platform and four exits. The station is 201 meters long and is located on Jhongjheng 1st Rd across from Martial Art Stadium, other sporting facilities nearby include the Olympic Pool, Sports Stadium and Extreme Sports Arena. Station layout Exits *Exit 1: Jhongjheng 1st Rd., Furen Rd., Jhongjheng Elementary School, Martial Arts Stadium (west), Kaohsiung Japanese School, Kaohsiung Guandi Temple, Wumiao Market *Exit 2: Jhongjheng 1st Rd., Mingde St., Kaohsiung Extreme Sports Ground, Fu'an Park, Kaohsiung City Local Office of Bureau of Labor Insurance *Exit 3: Jhongjheng 1st Rd., Wuying Rd., Chungcheng Stadium, Sports Development Bureau, Kaohsiung City Government *Exit 4: Jhongjheng 1st Rd., Martial Arts Stadium (east), Kaohsiung International Swimming Pool, Zhengdao Park Around the station * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaohsiung MRT
Kaohsiung Metro () is a rapid transit and light rail system covering the metropolitan area of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Its rapid transit network is known as Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit or Kaohsiung MRT. Construction of the MRT started in October 2001. The MRT opened in 2008 and the Circular light rail in 2015. Kaohsiung Metro is operated by the Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation (KRTC; ) under a BOT contract the company signed with the Kaohsiung City Government. Two Kaohsiung Metro stations, and , were ranked among the top 50 most beautiful subway systems in the world by Metrobits.org in 2011. In 2012, the two stations respectively are ranked as the 2nd and the 4th among the top 15 most beautiful subway stops in the world by BootsnAll. The system uses romanizations derived from Tongyong Pinyin. History The Kaohsiung City Government undertook a feasibility study for constructing a rapid transit system in Kaohsiung in 1987. After finding favorable results, the city government bega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Stadiums In Taiwan
The following is a list of stadiums in Taiwan, ordered by capacity. Currently all stadiums with a capacity of 10,000 or more are included. See also *List of sporting events in Taiwan *Sport in Taiwan *List of Asian stadiums by capacity {{Sport in Taiwan Taiwan Stadiums A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ... * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martial Art Halls In Taiwan
Marcus Valerius Martialis (known in English as Martial ; March, between 38 and 41 AD – between 102 and 104 AD) was a Roman poet from Hispania (modern Spain) best known for his twelve books of ''Epigrams'', published in Rome between AD 86 and 103, during the reigns of the emperors Domitian, Nerva and Trajan. In these short, witty poems he cheerfully satirises city life and the scandalous activities of his acquaintances, and romanticises his provincial upbringing. He wrote a total of 1,561 epigrams, of which 1,235 are in elegiac couplets. Martial has been called the greatest Latin epigrammatist, and is considered the creator of the modern epigram. Early life Knowledge of his origins and early life are derived almost entirely from his works, which can be more or less dated according to the well-known events to which they refer. In Book X of his ''Epigrams'', composed between 95 and 98, he mentions celebrating his fifty-seventh birthday; hence he was born during March 38, 39, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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