Fongyi Academy — Attraction in Kaohsiung

We visited Fongyi Academy while we were in Kaohsiung. It is in between of Fongshan and Da-Dong MRT stations. It is a historic site where previous Academy was initially constructed in 1814-1823. Then it was used as a military hospital during Japanese colonial period and then restoration work competed in 2013. It is free for locals but for visitors - there are fees 66NT per person. It is interesting and nice place to look around and taking pictures with adorable characters sculptures. There is a room where you can dress up like an ancient officer and take picture ( it is free). It took us 30-45 mins for taking pictures and look around. Also there is a temple at the back of the compound . Overall we...

A historically designated and maintained academy from the Qing Dynasty era. Established in 1814 in the old ''New City'' now the Fongshan district of Kaohsiung. A museum and artistic reconstruction of a historical site. The beautiful original architecture of the Qing era academy buildings remains, and houses within are era specific historical artifacts. Well worth the visit if you are at all interested in history, or architecture. The modern cartoonish statues help bring the...

Pleasant place to go and to visit, the big problem is the parking... You can't park next to it, you need to park at least 400 meters from it and you need to walk on the road without any sidewalk... Wich one is the genius who forgot tourists will have to walk on a busy traffic with bus , cars and scooters... Anyway, you can go at the end of afternoon and enjoy fresh air and drink a little cafe or juices on the terraces on the top enjoying...