Sizihwan () is a community and sightseeing spot in Gushan District,

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 ...

, named for the adjacent bay of the

Taiwan Strait The Taiwan Strait is a -wide strait separating the island of Taiwan and continental Asia. The strait is part of the South China Sea and connects to the East China Sea to the north. The narrowest part is wide. The Taiwan Strait is itself a s ...

, also called Sizihwan.

Names

The name ''Sizih'' () can also refer to

Xi Shi Xi Shi (Hsi Shih; , ) was, according to legends, one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China. She was said to have lived during the end of the Spring and Autumn period in Zhuji, the capital of the ancient State of Yue. In traditional st ...

, an alternative name used by the poet Su Dongpo of the

Song dynasty The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the rest ...

referring to the famous ancient beauty, which somehow implies the view in this scenic area is as beautiful as the lady. Historical names include: * * , from Taiwanese Hokkien * , from

Geography

Located on the

at the north of the entrance to

Kaohsiung Harbor The Port of Kaohsiung (POK; ) is the largest harbor in Taiwan, handling approximately 10.26 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) worth of cargo in 2015. The port is located in southern Taiwan, adjacent to Kaohsiung City, and surrounded by t ...

, Sizihwan is surrounded by mountains with Shoushan to the northeast and Shaochuantou Hill (), a spur of Shoushan to the east. The area is dominated by the campus of

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, ...

which faces the open waters of the Taiwan Strait. Sizihwan Beach (known as Takao Beach during Japanese rule) is a black sand beach that sits right at the edge of the campus and is a popular recreation area. The

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) a ...

and the historic at the peak of Shaochuantou overlook Sizihwan Bay.

Transportation

Sizihwan is directly accessible by bicycle and on foot through 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 infrastructur ...

(through Shaochuantou mountain). Built from 1927 to 1933, the tunnel is itself a tourist attraction. Larger vehicular traffic can reach the area by two other more circuitous routes around the mountain. Public bus service to the area is available from #99 and O1(橘1) metro shuttle bus . The nearest Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit station is the Orange Line's terminus at Sizihwan Station which, despite its name, is not in Sizihwan but in neighboring

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 J ...

Photo gallery

File:Sizihwan sunset 1.JPG, Sizihwan sunset File:Sizihwan sunset 2.JPG, Sizihwan sunset File:Sizihwan sunset 3.JPG, Sizihwan sunset File:NSYSU night day00.JPG, Sizihwan Tunnel entrance on the Sizihwan (west) side

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