Kaohsiung City

• Today sunny 28°C
• Kaohsiung

From the delicacy-filled Ruifeng Night Market to the warehouse-transformed Pier-2 Art Center, the convenient KRT (Kaohsiung Rapid Transit) move people around Taiwan's second largest city. Half of its coastline belonging to the Port of Kaohsiung, the city has a distinctive glamor given by avant-garde modern architecture and its interpretation of pop culture. Even the design of KRT stations are among the best in the world. To experience religious pluralism in Taiwan, visit Dragon and Tiger Pagodas and Taoist temples erected on Lotus Pond. Practice abstinence and chant prayers with the monks in Foguangshan Monastery. Finally, carry a rented bicycle on a ferry and cross the sea to Cijin, savor freshly-caught seafood chosen by yourself, and sit at the lighthouse watching the sun gradually sinking under the horizon.