Cianjin District, Kaohsiung
Cianjin District is an urban district of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
Cianjin District is an urban district of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. It is the third smallest district in Kaohsiung City, with a land area of 1.8573 square kilometers, or 0.7171 square miles. It has a population of 27,053, as of October 2023, making it the 12th least populated district of Kaohsiung.
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Worth seeing in and around Cianjin District, Kaohsiung
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01National Sun Yat-sen University
National Sun Yat-sen University is a public research university located in Sizihwan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Recognized as one of six Designated National Research Universities, NSYSU is also the only university in Taiwan to host National Key Institutions in both semiconductor technology and international finance.
3.2 km · national research university in Kaohsiung, Taiwan · Wikipedia - 02Mount Shou
Shoushan is a mountain in Gushan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, north of the main entrance to Kaohsiung Harbor. It was named Ape Hill by the Dutch in the 17th century to describe many Formosan rock macaques on this mountain.
3.8 km · mountain in Taiwan · Wikipedia - 03Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaohsiung
The Diocese of Kaohsiung is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Taiwan. The diocese has the distinction of being the first Catholic ecclesiastical territory erected on the island of Taiwan.
1 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in Taiwan · Wikipedia - 04Holy Rosary Cathedral
The Basilica Cathedral of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary is the oldest Roman Catholic church and Minor Basilica in the Republic of China. The shrine is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the venerated title of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary.
1 km · cathedral of Kaohsiung · Wikipedia - 05Kaohsiung Museum of History
The Kaohsiung Museum of History is a museum located in Yancheng District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is administered by the Kaohsiung City Government.
800 m · museum in Kaohsiung · Wikipedia - 06Farglory THE ONE
The Farglory THE ONE is a skyscraper located in Cianjhen District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is the fourth tallest building in Taiwan and the second tallest in Kaohsiung.
2.2 km · Skyscraper in Kaohsiung, Taiwan · Wikipedia - 07Chang-Gu World Trade Center
The Chang-Gu World Trade Center, also known as Grand 50 Tower, is a 222-metre tall skyscraper in Sanmin District of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It was completed in 1992 and was designed by C.Y. Lee & Partners, who also designed the 85 Sky tower, and the Taipei 101.
2.6 km · skyscraper · Wikipedia - 08Cihou Fort
Cihou Fort or Cihou Battery is a historic fort in Cijin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, formerly guarding the northern entrance to Kaohsiung Harbor.
3.6 km · fort in Kaohsiung · Wikipedia - 09Kaohsiung Lighthouse
The Kaohsiung Lighthouse, also called Cihou Lighthouse or Cijin Lighthouse, is a lighthouse in Cijin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
3.4 km · lighthouse in Kaohsiung · Wikipedia - 10National Kaohsiung Normal University
National Kaohsiung Normal University is a public university located in Lingya District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Founded in 1967, the university has two campuses: Ho-Ping and Yan-Chao.
2.7 km · university in Kaohsiung, Taiwan · Wikipedia
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Getting to Cianjin District, Kaohsiung
- Airports
- Kaohsiung (KHH), 8 km · Tainan / Tainan Air Base (TNN), 37 km · Penghu Magong (MZG), 125 km
- Stations
- Port of Kaohsiung, 2.4 km · Kaohsiung main station, 1.5 km · Formosa Boulevard Station, 800 m · Hamasen Station, 2.2 km · Central Park Station, 800 m
- Huxi → Cianjin District, Kaohsiung728 km · quickest by road, 9h 52m · ¥265–355
- Taichung (Qingshui) → Cianjin District, Kaohsiung184 km · quickest by road, 3h 8m · NT$410–550
- Hualien City → Cianjin District, Kaohsiung202 km · quickest by road, 8h 9m · NT$670–890
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Cianjin District, Kaohsiung
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Cianjin District, Kaohsiung. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundHowever, it is not yet legally possible to bicycle to and from Cijin as the underwater Kaohsiung Harbor Tunnel to and from Cianjhen District is officially closed to bicycles around the clock, even during late nights when ferries stop running.
- Get aroundAn inexpensive ferry service connects various areas of Kaohsiung City, including Taiwan's nearest island, Xiao Liuqiu () - Little Ryukyu - which is a coral island located just south of Kaohsiung and is reachable by ferry from Dong Gang (), which is only a 15-minute scooter or taxi ride from Kaohsiung International Airport.
- Get around31 at the Zhuo Iing Bus Station to the Ferry Pier.
- Get aroundOr, you may take a ferry: Gushan ferry terminal (from which one can take the ferry to Cijin island) is an easy 10 min walk from Hamasen MRT station (you may have to ask for directions though as the route is not that straightforward, but signboards are pretty clear nowadays)
From Wikivoyage: Kaohsiung, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Cianjin District, Kaohsiung
Cianjin District, Kaohsiung is 2 km from Kaohsiung, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Kaohsiungcity in southern Taiwan1.6 km
- Yancheng DistrictA district in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan1 km
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- Lingya DistrictA district in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan2.3 km
- Cianjhen DistrictA district in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan3.8 km
- Gushan Districtdistrict in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan3.2 km