Pier-2 Art District

Day #130: Pier-2 Art District

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August 12th 2013
Another travelling day today, from Kaohsiung to Chiayi. Before leaving there was time to go back to the Pier-2 Art District. The area consists of 15 or so warehouses that have been converted into galleries, as well as a lot of outdoor installations along the Love River cycle path, which I had already seen from a bicycle. One of the largest outdoor artworks is made of recycled shipping containers - ... read more

Asia » Taiwan » Kaohsiung

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In 1895, military defeat forced China to cede Taiwan to Japan. Taiwan reverted to Chinese control after World War II. Following the Communist victory on the mainland in 1949, 2 million Nationalists fled to Taiwan and established a government using th... ... read more