Gushan District
Gushan
Cổ sơn khu | |
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| Gushan District[1] | |
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 Gushan District in Kaohsiung City | |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Region | Southern Taiwan |
| Population (October 2023) | |
| • Total | 140,590 |
| Website | gushan-en |
Gushan District(Chinese:Cổ sơn khu;pinyin:Gǔshān Qū;Wade–Giles:Ku3-shan1Ch'ü1) isdistrictofKaohsiung City,Taiwan.[2]
Administrative divisions[edit]
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.[3]
Politics[edit]
The representative for Gushan on the city council isLee Chiao-Ju.[4]
Education[edit]
Universities[edit]
Schools[edit]
- Dominican International School Kaohsiung
Tourist attractions[edit]
- Gushan Daitian Temple
- Former British Consulate at Takao
- Hamasing
- Takao Railway Museum
- Former Sanhe Bank
- Former Yamagataya Bookstore
- Hamasen Trader Building[5]
- Takao Renaissance Association[6]
- Sinbin Old Street[7]
- Kaohsiung Wude Hall
- Red Cross Center for Children (Former Japanese Patriotic Women's Association)[8]
- Kaohsiung Port Warehouse No. 2 (formerKaohsiung Fisherman's Wharf)
- Kaohsiung Harbor Museum
- Hamasen Museum of Taiwan Railway
- Pier-2 Art Center
- North Gate of Xiong Town
- The Takao foreign cemetery[9]
- Kaohsiung Martyrs' Shrine
- Longquan Temple
- Mount Shou
- Shou Shan Zoo
- Sizihwan
- Sizihwan Tunnel
- Li Family Historical Residence
- Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts
Transportation[edit]
Railway[edit]
Rapid transit[edit]
Gushan is serviced by theSizihwan Stationof theOrange Lineand theAozihdi StationofRed Lineof theKMRT.
Water[edit]
TheCijin Ferryis operated between Gushan District andCijin Districtby the government ownedKaohsiung Haboursteam Company( cao hùng luân thuyền công tư ) between 6:00 AM and midnight with a one-way ticket price of NT$10.
Notable natives[edit]
- Chu Hsing-yu,member ofLegislative Yuan(1993–2005)
- Huang Fei,singer
References[edit]
- ^"Glossary of Names for Admin Divisions"(PDF).placesearch.moi.gov.tw.Ministry of Interior of the ROC. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 19 August 2015.Retrieved12 June2015.
- ^http://gushan.kcg.gov.tw/english/introduction.php.
{{cite web}}:Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^https://www.cec.gov.tw/pc/en/TV/nm64000000200000000.htmlArchived2018-11-25 at theWayback Machine[bare URL]
- ^"4.Members Introduction: Lee, Chiao-Ju".Kaohsiung City Council.Archived fromthe originalon 1 August 2017.Retrieved22 February2017.
- ^"Du cao hùng, hữu văn hóa tạp hảo ( cảnh điểm: Cáp mã tinh mậu dịch thương đại lâu )".kaho.tw(in Chinese (Taiwan)).Retrieved2020-05-20.
- ^"Takao Renaissance Association".librarywork.taiwanschoolnet.org.Retrieved2020-05-20.
- ^"Kaohsiung 100".english.khcc.gov.tw(in German). 2019-12-06.Retrieved2020-05-20.
- ^"Nguyên ái quốc phụ nhân hội quán ( hồng thập tự dục ấu trung tâm )".
- ^"Takao Club: The Foreign Cemetery".takaoclub.com.Retrieved2020-05-20.
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