Next to Central Park, a city centre dense with small shops
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This neighborhood is home mostly to small families and older residents—each household here averages just 1.85 people, with those 65 and older making up three in ten, compared to Kaohsiung's overall average of 2.22 people and 21.4%. Right outside your door is your walking route: the roughly 12.7-hectare Central Park, which has two main paths plus small trails winding through the trees, good for both walking and jogging. On Wufu Road along the south side of the park is the Urban Spotlight Arcade, a roughly 150-meter stretch of street art centered on the theme of light. Head east past Zhongshan 1st Road and you'll reach the Shinkuchan Shopping District, where each shop averages just 2.2 ping in floor space.
When it comes to public transit, this neighborhood ranks 1st among Kaohsiung's 13 neighborhoods—the Red Line's Central Park Station sits right next to the park, and Formosa Boulevard Station, where the Red and Orange lines cross, straddles the neighborhood's northern edge. For everyday convenience, it ranks 2nd—shopping and dining around Shinkuchan are all within walking distance. If you're craving a late-night snack, head north just outside the neighborhood to Liuhe Night Market.
Central Park may be big, but its green coverage only ranks 10th. Central Park, Kaohsiung Commercial High School, and Xinxing Senior High School together take up about 20% of the neighborhood's land, squeezing the residential blocks in between them. You'll also want to check school zoning village by village: this neighborhood spans both Xinxing and Qianjin Districts, with Xinxing Elementary School as its core school zone, though parts also fall under the zones for Datong Elementary School and Qianjin Elementary School.
Central Park was officially established in 1976; in its early days it was called No. 15 Park, also known as Rotary Park. The site once held the Zhongshan Stadium and the Qianjin Swimming Pool before it was redeveloped into a forest park. Formosa Boulevard Station takes its name from the Formosa Incident, which took place at the big roundabout at the intersection of Zhongshan Road and Zhongzheng Road on December 10, 1979. The station opened in September 2008. The Dome of Light above the main hall is 30 meters in diameter, created by Italian artist Narcissus Quagliata.
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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