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Kaohsiung: one harbour line

Yancheng lanes, a Xinxing living room, a Qijin ferry

Your planning day: Sun, Nov 1: every stop has published hours

The second-floor living room at Ko Chih-hua Residence, with a wall of books beside the family's sofas, tables, calligraphy, and household furnishings.

Photograph by Tyler Cottenie for the Taipei Times, 2026.

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Why this order

Begin at an artist-run space that has just moved to Yancheng, continue to the house where Ko Chih-hua lived and worked after prison, then take the ferry to the War and Peace Memorial Park by the sea.

Plan it

Begin at New Sin Pin Pier at noon, visit the Ko residence in the afternoon, then take the ferry to Qijin. This is a full day across districts, with city transport, a ferry and an onward journey on the island.

  1. Stop 1

    New Sin Pin Pier

    Start at New Sin Pin Pier, No. 146 Daren Road. The artist-run space moved from its longtime Dayong Road rooms in 2026 and kept exhibiting. Open Wednesday–Sunday, 12:00–19:00.

    Directions to New Sin Pin Pier
    Right now:Wednesday–Sunday 12:00–19:00; closed Monday and Tuesday

    Yanchengpu MRT, a four-minute walk along Daren Road

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  2. Stop 2

    Ko Chih-hua Residence

    City transfer — Use city transport or a taxi between New Sin Pin Pier and the Ko Chih-hua Residence at No. 37 Bade 2nd Road.

    Route from New Sin Pin Pier to the Ko residence ↗

    The residence opens 13:00–17:00, so visit in the afternoon. Ko Chih-hua's English grammar sold in the millions; this house holds the desk he returned to after prison.

    Directions to Ko Chih-hua Residence
    Right now:Tuesday–Sunday and national holidays 13:00–17:00; closed Monday and Lunar New Year's Eve

    Kaohsiung Main Station R11, walking down Zhongshan 1st Road

  3. Stop 3

    War and Peace Memorial Park and Theme Museum

    Ferry — Then head to Gushan Ferry Pier for Qijin.

    Ko residence to Gushan Ferry Pier ↗Gushan–Qijin ferry information ↗

    On the island — From the Qijin landing, continue south to No. 701 Qijin 2nd Road by bus, taxi or bicycle. Walking from Qijin Ferry Pier to the museum is about 3.1 km / 43 minutes (Google route estimate).

    Qijin Ferry Pier to the museum on foot ↗

    Arrive well before 18:00 if you want to visit the museum; the outdoor park stays open all day. The museum closes Mondays and the day after national holidays: check its current notice before going. Allow for island transport and the return ferry, with extra queue time on holidays.

    Directions to War and Peace Memorial Park and Theme Museum
    Right now:Park open all day; museum 10:00–18:00, closed Monday and the day after designated holidays

    Ferry from Gushan to Qijin, then south