11/24/2011

Kaohsiung’s heavy industry was famous for three things: cutting down the ships, repairing the machine and redistributing them as new as possible.  The old Industrial Area near the Pier 2 are all for the taking apart business.  In the small compartment ground floors pile up the chains, mortars, pumps, knots, wheels, engines painted a vivid picture of the used to be no. 1 industry in the world: ship yards.  The industry has trained the world-class workers in wielding and machine repairmen, along with all kinds of by-product s of cutting down ships.  Not very long ago, the Japanese tourist would come to this jam-packed area to witness the miracle of reusable parts from Japanese made heavy duty machines.  Everything has changed since the city has a new vision of green tourism, including torn down the greasy mom and pap and uncle, cousin and son shops, swept the old and ugly away and turned the blocks into wilder roads and public parks.

The shop.

Cleaning.

Painted blue.

Big and heavy!