Trip to the South: Kaohsiung

I visited Kaohsiung last week for my fieldwork. Kaohsiung is the second largest city in Taiwan, and as a harbour city it got very different personality from Taipei. For example, it got a lot of beautiful boulevards and huge buildings, but at the same time people don’t seem to care about the rules and drive super fast, and pedestrians J walk everywhere. However, this city is energetic, which means a lot of cultural festivals have been launched, and new shopping malls and office buildings have been built up recently. It’s been 6 years since I visited the city last time, and I was very excited.

Boulevards in Kaohsiung

The new shopping mall: its advertisement can be seen recently on TV

Banners hung on the wall of the Taipower (the power-provider monopoly in Taiwan): local residents argue against the pollution