Must-visit Fengyi Academy in Kaohsiung！Listen to Q-version characters tell historical tales

By / MOOK Travel Life Network Editorial Team Compilation and Report
 

After years of restoration and planning, Taiwan’s largest historic academy site, Fengyi Academy, opened in late 2014. Located on Zhongzheng Road in Fengshan District, Kaohsiung, Fengyi Academy was built in the 19th year of the Jiaqing reign during the Qing Dynasty. Having undergone 200 years of historical evolution with various uses over time, the site has been restored by the Kaohsiung City Government’s Cultural Affairs Bureau to showcase its original historic charm.

Fengyi Academy is located next to the Chenghuang Temple in Fenggang Li, Fengshan District. During the Japanese colonial period, it was used as the Fengshan Branch of the Tainan Garrison Hospital, a sericulture facility, and as dormitories for the Fengshan District Office. After World War II, the academy buildings were successively occupied by tenants who made additions and alterations, and were managed by the Ministry of Education’s Educational Property Fund. To complement the completion of the Fengyi Academy restoration, and to recreate Qing Dynasty life scenes while injecting lively energy into the space, the Cultural Affairs Bureau specially planned and installed four distinctive sets of artistic statues. These depict lessons at the Qing-era Fengyi Academy and trading scenes at the Fengshan Cattle Market, and they have now become the most popular photo spots for visitors to Fengyi Academy.