An annual event now in its 13th year, the Games are held throughout the island province on a rotating basis. This year marked the second time Kaohsiung, Taiwan's chief southern city, played host.
區運會每年舉行一次，向來是由台灣省各縣市及台北、高雄兩院轄市輪流主辦，這次已是第十三屆，高雄以前也曾主辦，卻從沒這麼大張旗鼓過。