Yancheng was Kaohsiung's first downtown, home to the Japanese-era city hall and trading companies. After the war, Horie Market became famous for foreign goods brought ashore by sailors, Dagouding was a market built over a covered drainage canal, and Xinle Street filled with gold and fabric shops. It declined as the city centre moved east, but the Pier-2 art district and old-school eateries have brought young visitors back.
Architecture
Post-war modernJapanese-eraArcades
Themes
Japanese eraPort tradeMurals
Getting there
Where
Around Xinle Street, Daren Road, Wufu 4th Road and Dagouding, Yancheng District, Kaohsiung
Getting there
Right at MRT Yanchengpu Station
Time needed
Half a day
Best time
Noon to dusk; most snack shops close early in the evening
