Kaohsiung City 高雄市 is an artificial construct I've used to organize content on this blog. Much like neighbouring Tainan 台南, the current entity known as Kaohsiung 高雄 is an amalgamation of the downtown core and the rural hinterland. To better distinguish between the two I have amalgamated several inner city districts into this single region: Yánchéng 鹽埕, the historic Japanese colonial core of the city, Pier-2 Art Center 駁二藝術特區 and Love River 愛河; Qiánjīn 前金 (or Cianjin); Xīnxīng 新興 (or Sinsing); Sānmín 三民; Língyǎ 苓雅; Qiánzhèn 前鎮 (or Cianjhen); Gǔshān 鼓山, home to Xīzǐwān 西子灣 (or Sizhiwan), another old residential area steeped in history; and Qíjīn 旗津 (or Cijin), a long, narrow sandbar island with numerous historic sites.