Landmark · Cijin
Kaohsiung Lighthouse (Cihou Lighthouse)
高雄燈塔（旗後燈塔）
Photo: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas, CC BY-SA 3.0A white octagonal lighthouse on Cihou hill above the harbour mouth, with a keeper's house and a small café.
History
British engineers built the first red-brick lighthouse here in 1883, two decades after Takao opened to foreign trade. The Japanese administration rebuilt it beside the old site between 1916 and 1918, and its outward look has hardly changed since. A renovation completed in 2022 added light meals and evening opening.
Eat nearby
哈瑪星黑旗魚丸大王Hamasen Black Marlin Fish Ball King
This fish ball shop by Hamasen's Daitian Temple dates from the 1950s and makes its balls with local black marlin. Order the mixed fish ball soup.
哈瑪星呂汕頭麵Hamasen Lu's Shantou Noodles
Shantou immigrants brought these noodles over, and the stand at the Daitian Temple plaza is 60-plus years old. Order the dry noodles tossed in lard and garlic.
哈瑪星碗粿枝Hamasen Wa-Gui Zhi
Founded in 1951 and now in its fourth generation, this Hamasen breakfast shop serves one thing: wa-gui, a savoury steamed rice pudding eaten with a little sauce.