From the description in my guidebooks, Kaohsiung read like yet another big city … however the Lotus Pond area in its north somehow sounded different … so I took the MRT up there and did a walk around the lake checking out the temples and enjoying loads of bubble tea 😉

My first big stop was around the Dragon and Tiger Pagodas and Ciji Temple. From here I continued heading North – for Quming Shrine, the Spring and Autumn Pavilions and Wuli Arbor. Continuing on my loop around the pond, I eventually made it to Hu-an Temple and the statue of God Xuantien. I concluded my walk around Lotus Pond at the Confucius Temple.