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Mention Pier 2 Art Center 驳二艺术特区 and many people should be aware of or have visited this cultural park. A 100-year old warehouse cluster located right beside it - the Kaohsiung Port Warehouse No. 2 or KW2 栈贰库 and Banana Pier 香蕉码头 - may be lesser known and mentioned. Redeveloped and opened to the public only in 2018, this is the fourth warehouse zone, boosting the vibrancy of Pier 2 Art Center 驳二艺术特区 in entirety.
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[Kaohsiung 高雄] Pier 2 Art Center 驳二艺术特区 (1/6) ✭PLUS✭ Kaohsiung LRT 高雄轻轨
▼ Viewing Pier 2 and KW2 in totality, in red marks the location and coverage.
Marked in blue are the nearest MRT stations - Yanchengpu 盐埕埔 (Orange line, 02) and Sizihwan 西子湾 (Orange line, 01).
▼ Made my way from exit 2, Sizihwan MRT Station 西子湾捷運站...
▼ ... within a leisurely 10-minute stroll, the open field of Pier 2's Peng Lai Warehouse 蓬莱仓库 on my left...
▼ ... and KW2 栈贰库 to my right.
▼ There is a small park lined with old railway tracks, that you have to walk through to get to KW2 栈贰库 proper.
▼ KW2 栈贰库's warehouse stretch in sight, a row of shops and eateries, facing the Kaohsiung Port on the other side.
Relative to Pier 2 Art Center 驳二艺术特区, KW2 栈贰库 is of modest size, essentially forming a T-shaped zone with Banana Pier 香蕉码头.
The two-storey warehouse now houses about fifty (big and small) tenants - see the current list here. I hadn't ventured in, as 1, I had dining and shopping prior to this and 2, was merely here to check out this "new" attraction enroute my next destination.
A collection of installation art robots is an eye-catcher.
▼ One side of the warehouse cluster offers a great view of the port, with outdoor benches which may be more inviting in the evening than daytime. ALSO, there is a lovely white carousel by the port, which was cordoned off for maintenance/cleaning during my visit, thus not photographed. Will leave this and some scenic port-view dining for a next visit : )
▼ Banana Pier 香蕉码头 houses more dining and shopping. Bananas used to be a key agricultural produce in the 60s, particularly in Kaohsiung's Cishan 旗山, with Kaohsiung Port as the main export point. Being included in the redevelopment plan of KW2 is a thoughtful nod to Kaohsiung's history.
A large F&B group - Her Bian Food & Beverage 河边集团 (web) - runs a restaurant and local produce souvenir shop here.
Strolling off to my next destination, I would be back to experience KW2 & Banana Pier 栈贰库 & 香蕉码头 in finer detail.
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