Gushan District
Gushan District (Chinese: 鼓山區; pinyin: Gǔshān Qū; Wade–Giles: Ku3-shan1 Ch'ü1) is district of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
Gushan District (Chinese: 鼓山區; pinyin: Gǔshān Qū; Wade–Giles: Ku3-shan1 Ch'ü1) is district of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
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Worth seeing in and around Gushan District
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.
3.6 km · national research university in Kaohsiung, Taiwan · Wikipedia - 02Roman 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.
3.7 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in Taiwan · Wikipedia - 03Mount 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.
1.1 km · mountain 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.
3.7 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.
2.9 km · museum in Kaohsiung · Wikipedia - 06Liuhe Night Market
The Liouhe Night Market is a tourist night market in Sinsing District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is one of the most popular markets in Taiwan where seafood, handicrafts, clothing, knives, cameras and live animals are sold.
3.5 km · night market in Kaohsiung, Taiwan · Wikipedia - 07Kaohsiung Lighthouse
The Kaohsiung Lighthouse, also called Cihou Lighthouse or Cijin Lighthouse, is a lighthouse in Cijin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
3.8 km · lighthouse in Kaohsiung · Wikipedia - 08Kaohsiung Hakka Cultural Museum
The Kaohsiung Hakka Cultural Museum is a cultural museum in Sanmin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
2.4 km · museum in Kaohsiung, Taiwan · Wikipedia - 09Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts
The Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts is located in Gushan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It was founded by the Kaohsiung City Government and has been administrated by the Kaohsiung Bureau of Cultural Affairs since 2003.
1.7 km · art museum in Kaohsiung, Taiwan · Wikipedia - 10Kaohsiung Medical University
The Kaohsiung Medical University is a private medical school in Sanmin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Founded in 1954, it is the country's oldest private medical school.
3.9 km · University in Taiwan · Wikipedia
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Getting to Gushan District
- Airports
- Kaohsiung (KHH), 11 km · Tainan / Tainan Air Base (TNN), 34 km · Penghu Magong (MZG), 122 km
- Stations
- Kaohsiung main station, 3.3 km · Formosa Boulevard Station, 3.6 km · Zuoying Jiucheng Station, 3.6 km · Central Park Station, 4 km · Hamasen Station, 3 km
- Huxi → Gushan District728 km · quickest by road, 9h 52m · ¥265–355
- Taichung (Qingshui) → Gushan District183 km · quickest by road, 3h 9m · NT$410–550
- Hualien City → Gushan District202 km · quickest by road, 8h 16m · NT$670–900
- 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 Gushan District
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 Gushan District. 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 Gushan District
Gushan District is 6 km from Kaohsiung, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Yancheng DistrictA district in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan3.1 km
- 2021 Kaohsiung tower fire14 October 2021 fire in Yancheng District, Kaohsiong City, Taiwan2.6 km
- Sinsing DistrictA district in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan4 km
- Cianjin DistrictA district in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan3.2 km
- Sizihwan Scenic Areaplace in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan2.4 km
- Kaohsiung City Constituency 6legislative electoral district in Taiwan2.7 km