The E-Da Outlet Mall () is an

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Dashu District Dashu District () is a suburban district located in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan near the Kaoping River. Fo Guang Shan is one of largest tourist attractions in Dashu District. It is also the base of E-Da World, a new lifestyle destination that encompas ...

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 . Kaohsi ...

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 nort ...

that opened on December 18, 2010. It is the first outlet mall in Taiwan. With a total floor area of , the neoclassical-style mall has facilities including a

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, entertainment park and

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Origin and location

After the

ese company E United, which was founded by the entrepreneur Lin I-shou, had already put

I-Shou University Formerly known as Kaohsiung Polytechnic Institute (KPI), I-Shou University (ISU; ) is a private university in Dashu District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. ISU was established in 1986 by I-Shou Lin, the founder of E United Group ( 義联集團), to commemor ...

(1986) and the E-Da hospital (2004) into operation, the next major project was the construction of the shopping, hotel and leisure complex E-Da World into operation. The name of the project is based on 義大 (Yìdà), the short name of I-Shou University, in the immediate vicinity of which construction work began in March 2006. After a little more than four years, the mall was put into trial operation on June 19, 2010 and officially opened on December 18 of the same year. A shuttle bus runs between the E-Da Outlet Mall and the

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. The journey time is around 20 minutes. The mall is also visited by numerous foreign tourists, especially tour groups from

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and

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Facilities

A multi-storey

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complex, two hotels, a cinema, a theater and an amusement park are located on the approximately 90 hectare E-DA world site. With a sales area of , the shopping complex is one of the largest shopping centers in

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. Almost all renowned international brands are offered here. The complex also includes sports facilities, cinemas and restaurants. A European neoclassical style was adopted in the architecture of the mall. The two hotels are the E-Da Skylark Hotel (358 rooms) and the E-Da Crowne Plaza Hotel (656 rooms). Both are equipped with a wide range of restaurants and rooms for various events and conferences. The E-DA Royal Theater, the biggest attraction of which is a stage that can be rotated through 360°, can seat over 1,800 spectators. During the day, visitors are offered a standard entertainment programme every half hour, and changing large events take place in the evening. The E-Da amusement park is an amusement park that takes up

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as a theme. It is divided into the three areas “Acropolis”, “Aegean Village” and “Castle of Troy” and was opened on December 19, 2010. The “Aeropolis” at the entrance is built in the ancient Greek style. Inside, there is an opera house that can accommodate more than 1,800 visitors. The “Santorini” area is designed in the white and blue architectural style of the

Aegean Sea The Aegean Sea ; tr, Ege Denizi (Greek language, Greek: Αιγαίο Πέλαγος: "Egéo Pélagos", Turkish language, Turkish: "Ege Denizi" or "Adalar Denizi") is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea between Europe and Asia. It ...

and includes various rides and several international restaurants. The “Trojan Castle” is located in the north-eastern part of the park. This area is based on the story of the

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. In July 2012, the park was expanded to include a new 3D ship swing, which was upgraded to 5D in 2014. The private educational institutions I-Shou University and the

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, which also belong to the E-United Group, border the E-DA world.

Gallery

E-Da Royal Hotel entry and E-Da Outlet Mall ferris wheel 20150131 night.jpg, At night EDOM entrance to EDTP 20130518.jpg, Entrance 義大遊樂園俯瞰圖.jpg, Amusement park EDOM ferris wheel 20140831 night.jpg, Ferris Wheel 高雄市大樹區義大世界購物廣場 - panoramio (1).jpg, Interior 高雄市大樹區義大世界購物廣場 - panoramio (2).jpg, Interior 高雄市大樹區義大世界購物廣場 - panoramio (3).jpg, Statue

References

External links

Official website
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Origin and location

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