Sunshine and sea breeze nurture the people of this city, who have a personality of enthusiasm, friendliness, optimism, and consideration, Kaohsiung always allows people to feel cozy and relaxed while bringing endless pleasant surprises at the same time. Kaohsiung residents, who are zealous and hospitable, like to keep their houses neat and tidy in order to warmly entertain their friends. This is the thinking mode that builds up this city.

When you enter Kaohsiung from the airport, station, highway, or harbor, you can always feel excited. What a sparkling city! Numerous modernized tall buildings, straight and clean roadways, and a green atmosphere seem to open a gate of grandeur and welcome visitors from everywhere.

After entering the arrival hall, you may observe a cozy reception room which is busy with activities. The city office is fearless in facing new challenges; therefore, various grand events are held frequently in order to gain an international spotlight. The Kaohsiung Lantern Festival that annually appeals to innumerable local and foreign visitors, and the Zuoying Wao-Nien Festival that values cultural traditions, are outstanding achievements repeated on the global stage. Furthermore, the forthcoming 2009 World Games, a global attention-getting event, will certainly allow people to be pleasantly surprised at the sparkling appearance of Kaohsiung .

The objective of all these endeavors is to construct a more comfortable human-oriented environment for the residents, such as continuing municipal construction and the rapid transit system, setting up public green fields, reconstructing the city landscapes, establishing an arena stadiums and theme hall, opening an E-city fundamental platforms and service systems, improving the infrastructures in both harbour and airport and their traffic network, taking care of the disadvantaged minority, promoting women's and children's welfare, and continuing to conduct community reform projects.

If you want to discover a glamorous garden, then you have to slow down your pace, and focus on enjoying yourself easily. In Kaohsiung, you may undergo a beautiful experience. You would feel like your were in Kyoto in Japan while rambling in the Old Town in Zuoying. Being in Zhongdu would make you feel like coming to a European small town. Strolling along the Love River would make you feel like humming a French chanson. Walking at the musical Fisherman's wharf, you would no doubt feel that the Golden Gate Bridge is just behind you. While taking the Cijin ferryboat, you would feel like you were in resplendent Hong Kong. In addition to these beautiful landscapes, there are various fascinating indoor and outdoor art performances each day in the whole year, which would feed your inner hunger. You would be captivated by the city night scenes filled with glorious lamplights and moonlight-reflected water waves, and be surprised with unique small shops in the alleys. What a glamorous and exquisite city it is!