In 1895, the Japanese occupation of Formosa. They had different thoughts about this newly governed place. After investigation and discussion, they decided to focus on the sugar industry as Taiwan's development. How do you get the goods transported? Japan began to build a railway to send the goods back to Japan via the port. The section from Kaohsiung to Tainan was first opened to traffic in 1900. Goods can be quickly shipped back to Japan. However, after it was opened, it was discovered that the Station (called Takao depot at the time) was some distance away from the port, making cargo loading and unloading very inconvenient. So the Taiwan Governor-General resorted to land-reclamation, and the Hamasen area was born. Later, in 1905, the railway was pulled southward to the pier, so this area was called "Hamasen," meaning beach railway line. In 1908, the Takao Station located in the current location was completed. In 1920, the name of Takao Station was changed to Kaohsiung Station (Kaohsiung Railway Station), which is the largest freight station in Taiwan. Later, it was renamed Kaohsiung Port Railway Station. Now it’s the Story House of Jiudagouy.

Why we call “一甲” , because it’s from the Japanese occupation era ,10 families form a 甲, it’s a unit to let the official to count how many families in this area, so they can calculate how many soldiers they can recruit.

Upon entering the territory of the Spring and Autumn pavilions, you can walk through the aforementioned constructs to find yourself in front of an approximately 120 meters-long bridge, paving the way for visitors to access the wonders of Wuliting small pagoda. What are these wonders one might wonder and the author surely assumes that's the reason to read thus far in the first place. 

Fengsheng old city is a wonderful place to visit, and you will never regret going there. It has been renovate and rebuild for 7 years and it’s totally new and also a new spots

for travelers as well. Nearby the Lotus Pond, there are a big waterpark named Lotus Wake Park, Taiwan's only five-tower waterslide, they provided the international standard cable water-skiing equipment, also suitable for parents and children with the fun of the water slide, moreover you can sit in the water to take beautiful pictures with the Dragon and Tiger Pagodas, not only the Taiwanese people here, even a lot of foreign tourists come to Taiwan Kaohsiung must be scheduled one of the itinerary.

Liao Teh Chong (transliteration) was raised in one of those households with “special lintel plaques.” He and his teammates turned to oral history and registration documents to shed light on this peculiar rarity in the neighborhood. On one occasion, the information obtained during an interview came to a deadlock, and it seemed to be the end of the road. But suddenly an inspiration came to Liao. Being at the house of the interviewee, he asked for permission to check the ancestral tablet on the shrine to “go further back in time.” The Chinese write the names of their forefathers on the tablet that represents their ancestors, thus worshiping such a tablet is a symbolic gesture of honoring them. In just a few minutes, Liao “met everyone” throughout the generations, from the most recent ones to those in the Qing dynasty. Another effective tool at hand was the household registration document dating back to the Japanese colonial era (1895-1945). These hand-written papers turned out to be surprisingly accurate despite being a century old; after all, the Japanese are famous for being meticulous in everything they do. By doing some cross comparison and scrutinizing through a pile of records and documents, Liao was finally able to sketch a rough picture of the life of their early ancestors. Many details became clear; such as where they came from, who they married, and when certain events happened. The task was not that difficult at all, but it was tedious and time consuming for an amateur. Mr. Liao is currently a land measurement cartographer by profession, and undoubtedly things from his office contributed quite a lot to the outcome of his research. By overlapping ancient maps on a modern Google map, he was able to see how the town evolved into what we see today. Furthermore, the corroboration of current property owners validated the accounts of interviewees, since it became clear who sold the land to whom.

After introducing the origin of its name, let’s talk about its history. Fengshan old city where a place rich in history, can originally be traced back to the Ming and Zhen dynasties. Zaoying becomes the center of military farming because of its peculiar military status, building a tough base of the history of this place. Along with the upcoming Qing dynasty, Zaoying becomes Fengshan County. The country's rise and gradually becoming prosperous make the country’s economy skyrocket rapidly. The presence of Wantan Port even opened the development of a new commercial era in this place.

Most visitors are enthralled by the majestic welcome of the Confucius Temple located at the northern end of the Lotus Pond. But unknown to many, hidden in a corner inside the Jiuo Cheng elementary school is an old and shabby shrine with neither much decoration or embellishment (pic. 1~2). It is called the Shrine of the Saint (崇聖祠). For visitors who can’t read Chinese, this inconspicuous yet essential historic site would have probably gone unnoticed. In fact, this is the remnant of the original Confucius Temple in the Old Town; while the other one was built much later in the 1970s for ceremonial purposes. According to historical records, Chinese authorities arrived in Taiwan in 1684 claiming for the first time in history the sovereignty of the land. Shortly after, public offices and military strongholds in the Old Town were built to facilitate government administration. Interestingly, the Confucius temple was also part of the infrastructure in the Fengshan city (old name of the town). That means it was a state-funded religious venue as opposed to smaller private shrines built on someone’s own property. And that’s because Confucius temples had a public duty to fulfill. Believe it or not, they had always doubled as educational institutions since ancient times; and this made it possible for public schools to be integrated into it, albeit the education system was a far cry from its modern counterpart. Aside from this, every three years, imperial exams were held to recruit young talents into government offices. At this point, the temple was used as an examination hall for the event. And since the “true owner of the temple” is the greatest teacher ever, there shouldn’t be any reason he would disagree.