Highways & Byways: Taiwan’s shadow-puppet capital
In addition to a shadow-puppet museum, Gangshan District also features an old street and a service known as ‘soothing a shocked soul’
By Steven Crook / Contributing reporter
I arrived in Kaohsiung’s Gangshan District (岡山) hoping to learn about shadow puppetry, and left with a renewed respect for this often-overlooked town.
Kaohsiung Museum of Shadow Puppets (高雄市皮影戲館) is part of Gangshan Cultural Center (岡山文化中心). The museum, which has been revised and repaired since it first opened in 1994, currently occupies part of the first floor. While far from huge, it does provide a decent introduction in Chinese and English.