Landmark · Sinsing
Formosa Boulevard Station
美麗島站
Photo: lienyuan lee, CC BY 3.0The MRT interchange under the Dome of Light, a 30-metre glass ceiling by the Italian artist Narcissus Quagliata.
History
The station opened on 14 September 2008, where the Red and Orange lines cross. It is named after Formosa Boulevard, itself named after the Formosa Incident, the clash at a Human Rights Day rally in central Kaohsiung on 10 December 1979. The dome is made of about 4,500 glass panels.
Eat nearby
三代春捲San Dai Spring Rolls
A family stall by Formosa Boulevard station that has rolled Taiwanese spring rolls (run-bing style) for more than sixty years, with wrappers made in-house.
老江紅茶牛奶Lao Chiang Black Tea Milk
A round-the-clock tea counter founded in 1953 near Formosa Boulevard, where the go-to order is a black tea milk with a toasted ham-and-egg sandwich.
古早味碳火芳德豬肉冬粉Fang De Charcoal Pork Glass Noodles
A long-running shop that still cooks over charcoal, ladling glass noodles in clear pork broth with heart, tongue and other cuts, and a 2025 500 Bowls winner.
春蘭割包Chun Lan Gua Bao
Gua bao, steamed buns stuffed with braised pork, pickled greens and peanut powder, sold from morning to lunch. Wash one down with a Job's tears milk.
興隆居Hsing Long Ju
Queues are long at this 60-plus-year-old breakfast institution, which opens before dawn. Order the big soup dumplings, a sesame flatbread with egg, and savoury soy milk.
高雄牛乳大王Kaohsiung Milk King
This 1960s Kaohsiung shop claims to have invented papaya milk. Order one, and add a thick French toast if you're there for breakfast or a late snack.