Lit bridges
Colours on water.
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The river that cuts through Kaohsiung from the north to its harbour, turned by decades of clean-up and renewal into the city's loveliest waterfront, lined with gardens, promenades, cafés and lit bridges, where residents stroll its banks in the evening. After dark the bridges and riverside towers glow in changing colours reflected in the water, and small solar-powered boats run short trips between the bridges down to the mouth, where the Pop Music Center's futuristic buildings stand on the water. At the Lantern Festival after the Lunar New Year, giant lit figures go up along both banks and thousands come to see them. On other days the banks suit quiet walks and benches under the trees. The banks are free and open; the boats cost a little. Southern Taiwan is hot and humid most of the year, so carry water and a hat; winter is the mildest season for sightseeing.
Colours on water.
To the mouth.
On both banks.
Runs through central Kaohsiung to the harbour
In the evening, when the bridges and banks light up and the short boat rides run to the river mouth.