BACK THE BEAUTY OF KAOHSIUNG The LIU-HO Night Market Since 1949,there had already been sprinkling pitches gathered here in the Liu-Ho 2nd Road. The government of Kaohsiung City established a temporary concentration area for pitches in 1962. And further in 1987, the government began practicing "pedestrian walk" (which all vehicles are banned from entering) during the business hour from 18:00 to midnight. Today, the Liu-Ho Night Market has become a very famous sight in the Kaohsiung city. It's not only a good place for citizens' daily diet, but a great gourmet paradise for people from all the island, even from other countries, to enjoy the civic life pleasure. The Liu-Ho Night Market, located in the center of downtown, about 10 minutes walk to the Kaohsiung Railway Station, with 138 pitches opening all night long, is the most significant and fascinating sight in the Kaohsiung metropolis for over 50 years. The Old Castle of Fengshan Hsien (Chiucheng) After Chu I-kwei Incident in the early Ching Dynasty, Liu Kuang-shy, the Magistrate of Fengshan, built a clay Castle wall in 1722, whose circumference was 2,454 meters, and the height was 4 meters. The wall had four gates, each at east, west, south and north side. It was the formal scope of Fengshan Hsien Castle, and was the first clay castle built in Taiwan. In 1786, the castle was destroyed during Lin Swang-wen Uprising in which many officials and soldiers were killed. Since inside of the castle could be clearly observed from nearby Panping (half screen) Mountain and Snake Mountain was not easy for defense, relocation of Hsien capital was planned and a bamboo castle was erected at Pitou Chie (presently Fengshan City). | |
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