Kaohsiung Metropolitan Park

The Kaohsiung Metropolitan Park is a park in Nanzih District and Ciaotou District of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The park is under the management of Construction and Planning Agency of the Ministry of the Interior.

History

The park used to be a landfill. It was then converted into a park by the Executive Yuan to protect the environmental resources and improving the local environment.

Geology

The park measures an area of, which includes vast and flat grassland and forest greens. The plantation from Taiwan Sugar Qingpu occupies most of the park.

Architecture

The park features the Golden Rooster Sundial sculpture which stands tall at the Central Square. There is a bronze cast illustration of the sundial shadow on the ground surface under the golden rooster. It also consists of a decorated swimming pool, an ecological exhibition room, parent-child playrooms and a library.

Transportation

The park is accessible within walking distance northwest of Metropolitan Park Station of Kaohsiung Metro.