Longhu Ta and the lakefront pagoda pair in Kaohsiung
Published on 09/05/2026 at 20:46 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Longhu Ta in Kaohsiung is a pair of pagoda towers on the edge of Lotus Pond. Built in 1976, the complex brings dragon and tiger imagery into one of southern Taiwan's best-known temple landscapes.
Longhu Ta and the lakeside temple landscape
The site stands in Zuoying District, by Lotus Pond, also called Lotus Lake. The pagodas rise from platforms beside the water, with one tower associated with a dragon and the other with a tigerpagodas on.
The name Longhu Ta points directly to that pairing. In Chinese temple settings, dragons and tigers carry strong symbolic weight, and the pagodas place those figures at the water's edge rather than inside an enclosed shrinedragon and tiger.
1976 and the late twentieth-century setting
The pagodas belong to the 1970s layer of Kaohsiung's temple scenery. Their completion in 1976 places them among the more recent structures around Lotus Pond, alongside older shrines, pavilions and bridgesBuilt in 1976.
That date matters because the site does not read as an antique ruin. It presents a deliberate, colourful temple composition from the late twentieth century, with vivid painted surfaces and a lakeside setting that keeps the towers visually open to the pondlate twentieth-century.
What the towers and bridges look like
Longhu Ta is built as a twin composition. The two multi-storey towers are linked to the shore by pedestrian bridges, and the dragon and tiger figures give the approach its strongest visual identitypedestrian bridges.
The basic pagoda form is familiar, but the colour and animal imagery set the site apart within the lakeside complex. The towers present a compact, vertical silhouette against the water, while the figures at their fronts make the ensemble easy to read from the shoretwin composition.
Visiting Longhu Ta: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- Longhu Ta stands beside Lotus Pond in Zuoying District, in the northern part of Kaohsiung. The area is reached through the city's transport network towards Zuoying, including rail and metro connections.
- The approach uses paths and bridges beside the water, and the pagodas themselves rise in several storeys. The site is a temple setting rather than a single isolated monument.
- Lotus Pond contains a dense lakeside landscape of shrines, pavilions and walkways. Longhu Ta sits within that wider religious setting.
- The official language is Chinese and the currency is the New Taiwan dollar.
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Frequently asked questions about Longhu Ta
Where is Longhu Ta?
It stands in Zuoying District in Kaohsiung, beside Lotus Pond in southern Taiwan. The setting is part of a larger temple and lakeside area.
What does a visit involve?
The site centres on the pair of pagoda towers, the dragon and tiger figures, and the bridges that connect them to the shore. The surroundings add shrines, pavilions and water views.
What makes Longhu Ta distinctive?
The combination of twin pagodas, animal imagery and lakefront placement gives the complex its character. The 1976 date places it within Kaohsiung's later temple landscape.
