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    Yancheng, Pier-2 and Love River
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    Yancheng, Pier-2 and Love River

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    Between the Love River and the harbor, Kaohsiung has reinvented itself in recent years.

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    Between the Love River and the harbor, Kaohsiung has reinvented itself in recent years. In the old warehouse district Pier-2, you'll find galleries, sculptures, and cafés; new cultural buildings stand along the waterfront, and the light rail runs along the water.Inland, Yancheng, one of the oldest districts, boasts traditional street food. By the Love River, the City History Museum in the old City Hall tells the port city's past; evenings, stroll under lights along the riverside promenades.
    The district is compact and flat, best explored on foot, by rental bike, or light rail. Plan half a day for Pier-2 and the harbor, and linger until evening for the Love River. From here, the ferry to Cijin is also easily reached. Yancheng offers some of the city's most renowned Bib Gourmand addresses.

    Sights in Yancheng, Pier-2 and Love River

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    Love River
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    1Love River

    The river winds through the city to the harbor bay. Along the riverside promenades, you stroll evenings under fairy lights, cafes have waterside tables, and small excursion boats cruise the river.
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    Kaohsiung Museum of City History
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    2Kaohsiung Museum of City History

    The museum is located in the former city hall from the Japanese colonial era, right on the Love River. The exhibitions tell the story of the port city, with a focus on the incident of February 28, 1947.
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    Pier-2 Art Center
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    3Pier-2 Art Center

    The former harbor warehouse district hosts galleries with rotating exhibitions, outdoor sculptures, bookstores, and cafés. The tram stops at multiple stations in the area; nearby, ferries head to Cijin.
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    City walks in Yancheng, Pier-2 and Love River

    Curated walking tours through the city's highlights, handpicked by experienced travel journalists.

    From Pier-2 to Love River

    From the harbor's art district to the river, about 2.5 kilometers, a two-to-three-hour walk with breaks. Start in the afternoon at Pier-2 and reach the Love River for blue hour, when its promenades light up. Along the way, you can shorten a section by light rail.

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    Restaurants in Yancheng, Pier-2 and Love River

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    Yonshin Fudopia

    Seafood hall with a wine bar in the harbor district between Pier-2 and the Music Center: Pick your fish and seafood from the counter and have it prepared. Rated 4.6 stars on Google from over 3,700 reviews.
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    Hi-Lai Harbour

    Large buffet restaurant in the Hi-Lai Complex near the Love River, featuring Taiwanese, Chinese, and international dishes. 4.4 stars on Google from over 6,300 reviews; book early on weekends.
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    Food in Yancheng

    Yancheng is one of Kaohsiung's oldest districts and has several traditional eateries with Bib Gourmand from the Michelin Guide.

    Sticky rice in a cup

    Sticky rice with braised minced pork, steamed in small metal cups and served with sauce – known as Bei Gang Tsai Rice Tube.

    Smoke-cured Duck

    Duck Zhen's specialty, a restaurant with regulars for over 60 years; near Yanchengpu Metro Station.

    Portside Adventures

    The Yanchengpu Metro Station (Orange Line) is located between Love River and Pier-2. The Light Rail (Circular Light Rail) stops at several stations on the Pier-2 grounds and continues to the Music Center. You can pay everywhere with the EasyCard.

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    Nearby

    Hamasen and Shoushan

    Hamasen and Shoushan

    Hamasen is where modern Kaohsiung began: Under Japanese rule, the first port and railway station were built here, and many alleys have retained their old character. The former railway station building is now a railway museum, and the restored Wude Hall commemorates the colonial era.Above the district rises the green Shoushan with hiking trails, macaques, and the city zoo. On the slope above the harbour entrance stands the red-brick British Consulate, from which you can look out over Xiziwan Bay and across to Cijin.
    Kaohsiung

    Kaohsiung

    Kaohsiung is a major port city in southern Taiwan and the terminus of the high-speed rail from Taipei. The city boasts a revamped harbor district filled with art, colorful pagodas on Lotus Lake, and a short ferry ride to Cijin Island, home to beaches and seafood restaurants.Near Zuoying Station on Lotus Lake stand the Dragon and Tiger Pagodas, which, according to tradition, you enter through the Dragon's mouth and exit through the Tiger's. In the former warehouse district by the harbor, the Pier-2 Art Center has established itself with galleries, installations, and cafes. Formosa Boulevard Metro Station is renowned for its glass dome, the Dome of Light, and the Liuhe Night Market is located nearby.
    Cijin

    Cijin

    Cijin is the long, narrow island off Kaohsiung Harbor – just a short ferry ride away, yet a different world. On Old Street, seafood restaurants and snack stalls line up, and at its end awaits the dark-sand beach.On the hill to the north stand the lighthouse and Fort Qihou, from where you can gaze over the harbor entrance and the skyline. To the south lies the beach park with the colorful Rainbow Church, best reached by rented bike along the coast.
    Zuoying and Lotus Pond

    Zuoying and Lotus Pond

    The Lotus Pond in Zuoying District is Kaohsiung's open-air temple district. Along the shore and on jetties in the water stand the colorful Dragon and Tiger Pagodas, the Spring and Autumn Pavilions, and the colossal statue of Xuantian Shangdi. On the north shore lies the sprawling Confucius Temple.Immediately south of the pond, remnants of Fengshan's old city wall from the Qing Dynasty still stand. Zuoying is also Kaohsiung's arrival station for the high-speed rail – the pond is just a short ride away.
    South Taiwan

    South Taiwan

    The south is warmer, more leisurely, and for many, the culinary heart of Taiwan. Tainan, the island's oldest city, the port city of Kaohsiung, and the beaches in Kenting National Park are only a few hours apart.In Tainan, the Dutch founded Fort Zeelandia in 1624; later, the city was long the island's capital. Kaohsiung is the terminus of the high-speed rail from Taipei and the starting point for buses to the southern tip. There lies the Kenting National Park, founded in 1984, Taiwan's oldest national park.