The SKM Park is an
amusement park
An amusement park is a park that features various attractions, such as rides and games, and events for entertainment purposes. A theme park is a type of amusement park that bases its structures and attractions around a central theme, often fea ...
and
outlet in
Cianjhen District
Cianjhen District () is a District (Taiwan), district in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. It covers an area of and is subdivided into 59 villages. The district has a population is 180,097, as of October 2023. It is the fifth-most populated district in ...
,
Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung, officially Kaohsiung City, is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsiung City has a population of approximately 2.73 million p ...
,
Taiwan
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. It is owned by
Shin Kong Mitsukoshi
Shin Kong Mitsukoshi (SKM, ) is a Taiwanese brand of high-end department stores operating throughout Taiwan, with concessions also located in mainland China. The brand is a joint venture of the Taiwanese Shin Kong Group and Japanese Mitsukoshi. ...
. SKM Park is positioned as an "international lifestyle complex" with restaurants, lifestyle theme stores, and entertainment and lifestyle facilities in a semi-open-air shopping area.
History
SKM Park was originally opened on 9 May 2016 as Taroko Park during a grand opening ceremony attended by
Taroko Group officials and
Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu
Chen Chu (; born 10 June 1950) is a Taiwanese people, Taiwanese politician serving as List of presidents of the Control Yuan, president of the Control Yuan and Chairperson, chairwoman of the National Human Rights Commission (Taiwan), National ...
.
On 26 January 2022, Taroko Park was reopened under the name of SKM Park and officially transformed into an
outlet mall
An outlet store, factory outlet or factory store is a brick and mortar or online store where manufacturers sell their merchandise directly to the public. Products at outlet stores are usually sold at reduced prices compared to regular stores du ...
.
Location
The park spreads over an area of 87,120 m
2.
It features a 600-meter long circuit race track covering an area of 30,000 m
2. The shopping center consists of more than 200 retailers built with European architecture style.
The park is accessible from exit 2 of the
Caoya Station of
Kaohsiung MRT
Kaohsiung Metro () is a rapid transit and light rail system covering the metropolitan area of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Its rapid transit network is known as Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit System or Kaohsiung Rapid Transit (KRT). Construction of the MRT ...
.
See also
*
List of tourist attractions in Taiwan
Popular tourist attractions in Taiwan include the following:
Attractions Historical buildings
* Beihai Tunnel (Beigan), Beihai Tunnel, Beigan ()
* Beihai Tunnel (Nangan), Beihai Tunnel, Nangan ()
* Bopiliao Historic Block
* Daxi Wude Hall ()
* E ...
*
E-Da Outlet Mall
*
Dream Mall
Dream Mall (), located in Cianjhen District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, is the largest shopping mall in Taiwan and the 15th largest in East Asia (formerly the largest). It is built and operated by Tungcheng Development Corporation (), a subsidiary of Un ...
*
Hanshin Arena Shopping Plaza
Hanshin Arena Shopping Plaza () is a shopping mall in Zuoying District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan that opened on July 10, 2008. The total floor area of the mall interior is about . It has been the shopping mall with the highest annual revenue in Kaohsiung ...
References
External links
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2016 establishments in Taiwan
Amusement parks in Kaohsiung
Shopping malls in Kaohsiung
Outlet malls in Taiwan
Shin Kong Group
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