Exploring Taiwan - 3 Days in Kaohsiung City - Southern Taiwan 2025

Kaohsiung, officially Kaohsiung City, is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range. Kaohsiung City has a population of approximately 2.73 million people and is the largest city in southern Taiwan.

The written history of Kaohsiung can be traced back to the early 17th century, through archaeological studies have found signs of human activity in the region from as long as 7,000 years ago. Prior to the 17th century, the region was inhabited by the Makatao people of the Siraya tribe, who settled on what they named Takau Isle (translated to 打狗嶼 by Ming Chinese explorers); "Takau" meaning "bamboo forest" in the aboriginal language.

Kaohsiung is of strategic importance to the nation as the city is the main port city of Taiwan; the Port of Kaohsiung is the largest and busiest harbor in Taiwan and more than 67% of the nation's exports and imports container throughput goes through Kaohsiung.

A trip to Kaohsiung City is very easy from Taipei with the high speed rail only taking 1.5-2 hours. The area has many things to see and do and well worth a visit if possible.

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