Gushan District () is

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Kaohsiung City 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 . Kaohs ...

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Administrative divisions

The 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.

Politics

The representative for Gushan on the city council is Lee Chiao-Ju.

Education

Universities

National Sun Yat-sen University National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU; ) is a public research-intensive university renowned as an official think tank scholars' community, located in Sizihwan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. NSYSU is listed as one of six national research universities, ...

Schools

* Dominican International School Kaohsiung

Tourist attractions

Gushan Daitian Temple The Gushan Daitian Temple () or Hamasen Temple is a temple in Gushan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History The temple was built in 1951 and used as the Kaohsiung City Government office. It was the original location of Shuangye Elementary School ...

Former British Consulate at Takao The British Consulate at Takao (or Ta-kau; ) is a former British consulate built in 1865 in Gushan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It has been designated a historic site by the Ministry of Culture. It lies on the peak of Shaochuantou (哨船頭) ...

Hamasing Hamasing () or is a historic urban area of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is located in the southern end of Gushan District between the foot of Ape Hill and Yancheng District, another historic quarter. History The name ''Hamasing'' was derived from ...

Takao Railway Museum The Takao Railway Museum () is a museum in Gushan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History The museum was formerly the Kaohsiung Harbor Station, built during the Japanese period. Then called the , the station was the first railway station in Ka ...

Former Sanhe Bank The Former Sanhe Bank () is a historical bank building in Gushan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History The bank building was the branch of Sanjushi-Ginko Bank set up in 1921. In 1933, the bank was changed to Sanwa Bank after series of merging neg ...

* Former Yamagataya Bookstore *Hamasen Trader Building *Takao Renaissance Association *Sinbin Old Street * Kaohsiung Wude Hall *Red Cross Center for Children ( Former Japanese Patriotic Women's Association) * Kaohsiung Port Warehouse No. 2 (former

Kaohsiung Fisherman's Wharf The Kaohsiung Fisherman's Wharf (also Fishermen's Wharf, ) was a wharf in Gushan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Today it is Kaohsiung Port Warehouse No. 2 (KW2), a multi-functional space combining cultural creative industries, exhibitions and dini ...

) * Kaohsiung Harbor Museum *

Hamasen Museum of Taiwan Railway The Hamasen Museum of Taiwan Railway () is a railway museum in Pier-2 Art Center, Yancheng District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History The museum building was originally constructed as a railway station. In 2003, the museum building was declared a hi ...

Pier-2 Art Center The Pier-2 Art Center () is an art center in Yancheng District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History The arts center was originally an abandoned warehouse site due to Kaohsiung's shift from industrial city to service city. The warehouses were built in 1 ...

North Gate of Xiong Town The North Gate of Xiong Town or Syongjhen North Gate () is a historical gate in Gushan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History The area was built in 1875 by the Chinese military of Qing dynasty as a fort to protect the Takao Harbor. It was buil ...

*The Takao foreign cemetery * Kaohsiung Martyrs' Shrine * Longquan Temple * Mount Shou * Shou Shan Zoo *

Sizihwan Sizihwan () is a community and sightseeing spot in Gushan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, named for the adjacent bay of the Taiwan Strait, also called Sizihwan. Names The name ''Sizih'' () can also refer to Xi Shi, an alternative name used by the ...

Sizihwan Tunnel The Sizihwan Tunnel () is a tunnel in Gushan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It links National Sun Yat-sen University and Linhai Road in Hamasen. History Empire of Japan The tunnel was originally built by the Japanese as part of the infrastruct ...

* Li Family Historical Residence * Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts

Transportation

Railway

* Neiwei railway station

Rapid transit

Gushan is serviced by the

Sizihwan Station Sizihwan is a terminus of the Orange line and adjacent to Circular light rail Hamasen station of Kaohsiung Rapid Transit System. It is located in Hamasing of Gushan District, Kaohsiung. Its name is derived from Sizihwan, a nearby scenic area. ...

of the Orange Line and the Aozihdi Station of Red Line of the KMRT.

Water

The Cijin Ferry is operated between Gushan District and

Cijin District Cijin District (; Hokkien POJ: ''Kî-tin-khu'') is a district of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, covering Cijin Island () and islands in the South China Sea. It is the second smallest district in Kaohsiung City after Yancheng District, with an area of ...

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

* Chu Hsing-yu, member of Legislative Yuan (1993–2005) *

Huang Fei Huang Fei (; born 13 July 1974) is a Taiwanese Hokkien pop singer. She is known for folk music, and has won the Golden Melody Award The Golden Melody Awards (), commonly abbreviated as GMA, is an honor awarded by Taiwan's Ministry of Cultur ...

, singer

References

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