Kaohsiung – Takao(打狗港)

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Kaohsiung – Takao(打狗港)

Kaohsiung is the second largest city in Taiwan. Being the largest harbour of Taiwan, Kaohsiung is playing a very important role for the Island. Unknown to many tourists, the city, at one point in time, was called Takao Harbour(打狗港). Its Chinese name, 打狗港, literally means “Harbour of Beating Dogs”. This name is not a reflection of the city’s cruelty against dogs. Takao, coming from an aboriginal dialect of the city, means “Bamboo Forest”. Takao, however, sounds like “Beating Dogs” in Chinese, so that was how “Harbour of Beating Dogs” became the name of the city.

Happy Wanderer     2016-12-15 20:26:52

Kaohsiung – Takao(打狗港)

Kaohsiung is the second largest city in Taiwan. Being the largest harbour of Taiwan, Kaohsiung is playing a very important role for the Island. Unknown to many tourists, the city, at one point in time, was called Takao Harbour(打狗港). Its Chinese name, 打狗港, literally means “Harbour of Beating Dogs”. This name is not a reflection of the city’s cruelty against dogs. Takao, coming from an aboriginal dialect of the city, means “Bamboo Forest”. Takao, however, sounds like “Beating Dogs” in Chinese, so that was how “Harbour of Beating Dogs” became the name of the city.