A prosperous seaport city that nurtures quality life
Text/ Richard Lee, Alex Yu Pictures/State Library of New South Wales, Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, MotionElements
Analyzing the historical process of many ports, we can find that they have evolved through prosperity, desolation, integration, and transformation. For example, Australia’s tourist destination: Sydney’s Darling Harbor (Darling Harbor) has transformed from a market for simply obtaining food to a stage for international trade. Finally, Cumulative window for adults to communicate with others.
Darling Harbour, Sydney
The first countries in the world to welcome the first light of dawn are New Zealand and Australia in the southern hemisphere. Every year, tens of thousands of people rush there to welcome the countdown to New Year, and Sydney’s Darling Harbor (Darling Harbor) Known as “Lovers Harbor”, it is a tourist destination where every couple looks forward to enjoying the sea views and fireworks during the New Year. This coastal city that has made Sydney prosperous again can be traced back to May 4, 1988. After the official opening and renovation by Queen Elizabeth II, restaurants, bars, shops, museums, and aquariums along the harbor have injected new blood into the harbor.
It combines food, shopping, zoos, amusement parks and cultural and historical backgrounds. Many famous attractions surround Darling Harbor, including: Madame Tussauds Sydney, Sydney Marine Aquarium, Sydney Wildlife Park, Australian National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbor Shopping Center (Paramount Bridge) etc.
There is also a Chinese-style garden nearby, the Garden of Friendship, which was built based on typical private gardens of the Ming Dynasty, providing local people with a window into Chinese culture up close.
Harbor background with coastal industrial development
Darling Harbor was the coastal boundary of the Wangal and Gadigal tribes in the early days, and was called Tumbalong by them, which means “the place where seafood is found.” Because the area is filled with a large number of shellfish and oyster remains that are more than a thousand years old, Europeans called it Tumbalong. Cockle Bay (Coke Bay) was not named after his own name until the then Governor took office in 1825. Named after Sir Ralph Darling.
The early industrial development of Darling Harbor was reflected in the ships and the surrounding shipyards and warehouses. The place where the Sydney Aquarium now stands was the only remaining wharf in the 1820s – Market Street Wharf. During World War II Later, coastal trade gradually disappeared, leading to the gradual decline of coastal industry. It was not until the 1980s that “redevelopment of Darling Harbor” was adopted in response to the political opinions of the Sydney people and was regarded as an important goal of the 200th anniversary of the founding of Australia in 1988. Port transportation It also mainly produces wool, wheat, wood, and coal.
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Leading citizens into a water-friendly quality life
This tourist attraction built around the harbor attracted more than 4.7 million people every year before the epidemic. The most distinctive feature is that when night falls, the lights continue to light up this coastal capital. You can enjoy a large meal at the famous restaurant Hurricane’s Grill. While eating pork ribs, enjoy the live performance of the band, and every Saturday night from 8 to 9 pm, there is also a dazzling fireworks show, enjoying a sensory feast that covers sight, hearing and taste. In the heart of Sydney, there is a beautiful waterside area, an aquarium, a Ferris wheel, etc. It is mainly for tourists from all over the world to stroll here and experience life from the perspective closest to the ocean. In addition, in terms of fascinating history and culture, it is also ” The Australian National Maritime Museum records the development of the city and attracts 520,000 people every year to explore it.
Such a lively waterfront area just moments from Sydney city center but still retains its small and homely feel, from fascinating museums to exciting safari areas and delicious dining options, and best of all the Darling The port makes full use of the advantages of the bay to provide sightseeing cruises and various water activities. Its aquarium also displays more than 650 species and 6,000 aquatic creatures from Australia, and also provides education for people to further care for marine life.
In the history of the development of human civilization, several cities that can become international windows are inseparable from the bay. It is the cradle of obtaining food, a stage for developing trade, a window for people to communicate, and it is also an element that gradually becomes an economic center. Therefore, although Facing difficulties such as industrial transformation and natural disasters, Taiwan has many cities that can develop into international harbors. If they follow the successful example of Darling Harbor, the future will certainly be worth looking forward to.
Kaohsiung Port’s urban regeneration over the past decade
The decline and resurgence of Darling Harbor is a process that many cities will face during economic and industrial transformation. For example, Kaohsiung Port, the largest port in Taiwan, has its “Pier 2 Art Zone” which was originally the second connection terminal of Kaohsiung Port. In recent years, with the activation of artists and the Kaohsiung City Government, ordinary port warehouses have gradually transformed into an art special zone that combines culture, creativity, and technology. This almost forgotten dock has been transformed into a place where young people can express their creativity and promote local culture. A distribution center seen by the world. When the Kaohsiung Terminal behind the high wall was demolished, the old warehouses and freight rail storage areas at the pier were replaced by cultural and creative designs, music festivals, handicraft markets, steel sculpture creations, technology lectures, and international exhibitions. , all thanks to the efforts of the Kaohsiung City Government and private organizations to integrate, turn over the Kaohsiung Harbor, which has been dormant for nearly 50 years.
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Kaohsiung Port is located at the mouth of the Love River, connected to the Guangrong Pier, and the surrounding area is built into a pedestrian-friendly seaside plaza. Looking at the Kaohsiung Pop Music Center, which lasts until night, with its dazzling light exhibition, one can’t help but marvel. It turns out that Taiwan already has a waterfront environment that is comparable to international terminals. Not only that, Kaohsiung also has the whole Taiwan The Kaohsiung Exhibition Hall, the only venue to host a boat show, emphasizes the development direction of a new generation of environmentally friendly yacht leisure industry, so that other seaport cities in Taiwan can use it as a reference for the urban regeneration of more ocean cities. As well as the nearby yacht pier, Starlight Waterfront Park and Waterfront Ocean Park, it accurately combines the port with humanistic life in a more friendly way. Although Chenggong 2nd Road separates the pedestrian-friendly park in the dock area, you can still see the Kaohsiung Main Library at the end of Chenggong 2nd Road, which is now connected by an overhead bridge to the Chengfeng Jade Bird Bookstore on the 7th floor of the Cultural and Creative Center, forming a “picture on the left and book on the right” ” co-constructed reading field (Extended reading | The most topical hotel in southern Taiwan in the second half of 2022! The most detailed unboxing of TAI Urban Resort, Kaohsiung Chengyi Hotel ), comprehensively enhances the urban reading experience and adds an artistic atmosphere belonging to the next generation. There are many emerging exhibition areas that even many Kaohsiung people have not been to, and it is bound to become the most waterfront international terminal in Taiwan in the future. …[For more exciting articles, please read the 2023 Spring Issue of WalkingBlock ]
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