Kaohsiung, previously called Takao, has been a port for almost 150 years. An energetic people, residents throw themselves into whatever comes next, so although already Taiwan's second largest city, Kaohsiung is still rapidly developing. Spectacular new buildings vie to be tallest and even a short visit will open a whole new vista.
海港人望盡過往千帆，總能豪氣地提起放下，所以儘管舊稱「打狗」的港都高雄開埠已近一百五十年，並為台灣的第二大城，卻仍宛如無止境地快速發展，華樓不斷爭高，只要一陣子不見，又是一番新風貌。