The Kaohsiung Metropolitan Park (traditional Chinese: 高雄都會公園; simplified Chinese: 高雄都会公园; pinyin: Gāoxióng Dūhuì Gōngyuán) is a park in Nanzih District and Ciaotou District of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The park is under the management of Construction and Planning Agency of the Ministry of the Interior.
| Kaohsiung Metropolitan Park | |
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| 高雄都會公園 | |
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| Type | park |
| Location | Nanzih District and Ciaotou District of Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| Coordinates | 22°44′00.3″N 120°18′38.0″E / 22.733417°N 120.310556°E |
| Area | 35 hectares |
| Administered by | Construction and Planning Agency of the Ministry of the Interior |
| Status | Open all year |
| Public transit access | Metropolitan Park Station |
History
editThe park used to be a landfill.[1] It was then converted into a park by the Executive Yuan to protect the environmental resources and improving the local environment.[2]
Geology
editThe park measures an area of 35 hectares (86 acres), which includes vast and flat grassland and forest greens.[1] The plantation from Taiwan Sugar Qingpu occupies most of the park.[3]
Architecture
editThe park features the Golden Rooster Sundial sculpture which stands tall at the Central Square. There is a bronze cast illustration of the sundial shadow on the ground surface under the golden rooster. It also consists of a decorated swimming pool, an ecological exhibition room, parent-child playrooms and a library.[1]
Transportation
editThe park is accessible within walking distance northwest of Metropolitan Park Station of Kaohsiung MRT.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Kaohsiung Metropolitan Park". Taiwan, the Heart of Asia. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Landmarks in Zuoying & Nanzih District". Nanzih Land Office, Land Administration Bureau, Kaohsiung City Government. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Kaohsiung Metropolitan Park". Kaohsiung Travel. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
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