During the
Qing Dynasty rule of Taiwan, Fongshan was an important
military area. During the
Japanese rule, the Japanese viewed Kaohsiung as a base to develop the southern region of Taiwan and started to deploy
armies and set up warehouses there called the
Fongshan Warehouse. After the
handover of Taiwan from Japan to the
Republic of China in 1945, the
Kuomintang government continued the military purpose of the camp until 1979, when the camp was deemed no longer suitable for military purposes. In March 1992, a public hearing was held to determine the fate of the area. Civic group which advocated environmental protection and arts began to lobby for an ecological metropolitan park. After more than 10years, a consensus was reached to convert the area into a park.
Weiwuying Metropolitan Park was finally completed in 2010. The park spans over an area of 47hectares. It consists of lake, children playground and former
barracks. On the north side of the park is the
National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts. ==Transportation==