About Kaohsiung
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Sunshine and sea breeze nurture the people of this city, bestowing on its people an enviable personality of enthusiasm, friendliness, optimism, and kind-heartedness, Whilst Kaohsiung makes people feel relaxed, it also has much to also stimulate the senses through an endless array of pleasant surprises at the same time. Kaohsiung residents, who are hospitable and full of zeal, enjoy keeping their houses neat and tidy in order to entertain their friends at any time. Ever ready to please and entertain is the mode of thinking which forms the fabric of this city. When you enter Kaohsiung from the airport, railway station, highway, or harbor, you are sure to feel excited or energized. What a sparkling city! It is full of modernized tall buildings, straight and clean roadways, and a green environment which is always open to welcome visitors from far and wide.
Regarding cultural construction, Kaohsiung Chiang Kai-Shek Cultural Center possesses a large theater (Chih-Teh Hall), a small theater (Chih-Shan Hall), a library, a cultural corridor, exhibition room(s) and meeting room(s), etc., in which different cultural activities and art performances such as Chinese operas, local dramas and symphony performances are held throughout the year. Since the opening of Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts which is situated in Neiweipi Cultural Park in June 1994, it has become an important area for art in Southern Taiwan. The Ministry of Education has also agreed to set up the National Taiwan Arts Education Center in the Cultural Park. The large National Science and Technology Museum, Kaohsiung Museum of History, Kaohsiung City Music Hall and Kaohsiung Business Exhibition Center will all together give Kaohsiung, which was engaged in heavy industry in the early days, a feel of artistic romance.
Climate & Weather
Taiwan is extremely suitable for travellers, as the annual average temperature is a comfortable 22 degrees Celsius with lowest temperatures ranging from 12 to 17 degrees Celsius (54-63 Fahrenheit), and the November average temperature of Kaohsiung is about 28 degrees Celsius (82.4 Fahrenheit). Participants of the 2011 APSSM will enjoy consistently good weather, since the weather in the autumn season is rather stable in Taiwan.
Sparkling Spots on Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit System
Unfolding the future map of Kaohsiung, striking images of several new landmarks will pop out. Among them is the main building of the O5/R10 Station on Zhongshan Road and Zhongzheng Road traffic circle where the Red and Orange Lines intersect. The four ground-level exits of this especially tremendous construct utilize the ‘Praying’ design by the world-renowned Japanese architect, Shin Takamatsu. The underground concourse level is topped with a structure called ‘The Dome of Light’, which was designed by the highly acclaimed Italian artist, Narcissus Quagliata, whose architectural art glass works have received international fame and recognition. The Dome of Light, 30 meters in diameter, is a piece of artwork consisting of glass, coloured drawing and lighting. Hopefully, when the hard-working citizens of Kaohsiung are on their way home, to the library or to a coffee shop, they will take the time to look up at the kaleidoscope-like dome which will bring the city a wonderful ambiance.