Old town of the Qing-dynasty county seat, with MRT, TRA and night market all within walking distance
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The old downtown area of Fengshan lets you get everything done on foot. Right outside Fongshan MRT Station is Zhonghua Street Night Market, and walking north about 7 minutes brings you to Fongshan Station (TRA). Head east to Sanmin Road, where Shuangci Temple, founded during the Ming-Zheng era, is the oldest temple within the old county city. Further east, Dongbian Gate on the Fengshan River is a surviving gate from the old county city, and nearby residents still use it to come and go from downtown today. Across the river is the Dadong Arts Center, which opened in 2012.
For everyday shopping, this neighborhood ranks 1st among Kaohsiung's 13 neighborhoods, with most blocks having a market within 200 meters. Counting transportation and healthcare access together, overall daily convenience also ranks 1st. Both the Sanmin Road shopping street and the Zhonghua Street commercial district are registered business associations located within this neighborhood. If you want to see the old city, Fengyi Academy, completed in 1823, is a city-designated historic site that reopened after restoration in 2014. The Pingcheng and Chenglan batteries are also within this neighborhood.
Based on street-view photo ratings, this neighborhood ranks last among Kaohsiung's 13 neighborhoods for street environment. The walk between Fongshan Station (TRA) and Fongshan Station (MRT) is about 700 to 800 meters, taking 7 to 10 minutes, so transferring between the two isn't exactly convenient. Hede Village, home to Fengshan Longshan Temple, and Weiwuying, are both outside this neighborhood.
During the Lin Shuangwen Incident in 1786, Zhuang Datian breached the walls of the Fengshan County City in Zuoying. In 1788 the county seat moved to Pitou Street, today's Fengshan, which later became the busiest commercial street south of Taiwan Prefecture City for a time. In 1838, Magistrate Cao Jin added city gate towers and six artillery batteries, and used the Caogong Canal as a moat. During the Japanese colonial period, the city walls and spiny bamboo were cleared away in 1928, and Zhongshan Road and Guangyuan Road were straightened accordingly. What remains today includes the Pingcheng and Chenglan batteries within this neighborhood, and Dongbian Gate on the Fengshan River at the neighborhood's eastern edge. Fongshan Station (TRA) was established in 1907 and converted to an underground station in October 2018, with its eastern exit opening directly onto Caogong Road. In September 2008, Fongshan Station on the MRT Orange Line opened.
Compared with the 13 Kaohsiung neighborhoods in this guide (scores 0–10)
Hospitals with inpatient beds (2020 data), public elementary and junior high schools whose catchment covers this area, high schools and universities within 1 km, stations, parks of 1 ha or more, and large shopping malls and department stores. Many Tokyo junior high students attend private schools, so junior high catchments are only a guide.
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